TY - JOUR
T1 - Maternal Spleen Size Throughout Normal Pregnancy
AU - Maymon, Ron
AU - Zimerman, Ariel L.
AU - Strauss, Simon
AU - Gayer, Gabriela
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - Ultrasonography (US) is an accurate method with reproducible results for calculating splenic dimensions. Standards of normal spleen sizes have been developed for the general adult population, for children, and even for tall healthy athletes, thereby enabling US diagnosis of splenomegaly. Extrapolation of data from the normal population to pregnant women might, however, be inaccurate because of the physiological changes throughout gestation. We have recently reported a prospective study evaluating the size of the maternal spleen throughout pregnancy and hereby review the results and their implications.
AB - Ultrasonography (US) is an accurate method with reproducible results for calculating splenic dimensions. Standards of normal spleen sizes have been developed for the general adult population, for children, and even for tall healthy athletes, thereby enabling US diagnosis of splenomegaly. Extrapolation of data from the normal population to pregnant women might, however, be inaccurate because of the physiological changes throughout gestation. We have recently reported a prospective study evaluating the size of the maternal spleen throughout pregnancy and hereby review the results and their implications.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.sult.2006.10.005
DO - 10.1053/j.sult.2006.10.005
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C2 - 17366710
AN - SCOPUS:33846707075
SN - 0887-2171
VL - 28
SP - 64
EP - 66
JO - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
JF - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
IS - 1
ER -