Definition

Splenic infarction is necrosis (death of tissue) in the spleen due to an interruption of blood flow.

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Review Date:8/11/2005
Reviewed By: Joseph P. Hart, M.D., Marco Polo Traveling Fellow c/o Department of Vascular Surgery, A. Z. St. Blasius Hospital (Belgium). Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.