Definition: Insufficiency of arterial or venous blood supply to the spleen due to emboli, thrombi, vascular torsion, or pressure that produces a macroscopic area of necrosis. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
DF: SPLENIC INFARCT
Other names Splenic Infarctions; Infarcts, Splenic; Infarctions, Splenic; Infarction, Splenic; Infarct, Splenic; Splenic Infarcts; Infarct of the Spleen
