spleen disease

A splenic infarct is caused by occlusion of the splenic artery or one of its branches, resulting in tissue necrosis. They are be caused by a variety of potential pathologies, however fortunately splenic infarctions are rare events. As the spleen is supplied by the splenic artery (from the coeliac axis) and the short gastric arteries (from left gastroepiploic artery), infarction is…