Asplenia CT scan

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]

Overview

In asplenic patients, CT scan may be helpful to define these structures in large patients or if overlying gas-filled bowel obscures the upper abdominal anatomy.

CT scan

• Patients with asplenia are at greater risk of sepsis. CT scan may be helpful to define these structures in large patients or if overlying gas-filled bowel obscures the upper abdominal anatomy.

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