This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Splenic sequestration' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

There are many complications associated with sickle cell anemia; one of many is called splenic sequestration. It happens mostly in children and this condition causes a child’s spleen to grow bigger ...

Researchers have designed a microfluidic device, or 'spleen-on-a-chip,' that can model how the spleen's filters become clogged by sickled red blood cells, leading to a life-threatening condition known ...

Every day, billions of red blood cells pass through the spleen, an organ that is responsible for filtering out old or damaged blood cells. This task is made more difficult when the blood cells are ...

Sickle cell disease affects how your body makes red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout your body. Red blood cells are normally flat, flexible discs. But if you have sickle cell disease, your ...

Systemic chemotherapy in the setting of unresectable appendiceal epithelial neoplasms (AEN). Background: Chemotherapy-induced splenomegaly is a relatively known treatment complication, where the ...

FOCUS 3: A study to determine the feasibility of molecular selection of therapy using K-RAS, B-RAF, and topo-1 in patients with advanced colorectal cancer (ACRC). Dose-painted intensity-modulated ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Every day, billions of red blood cells pass through the spleen, an organ that is responsible for filtering out old or damaged blood cells. This task is made more difficult when the ...

What does the spleen have to do with sickle cell disease? In sickle cell anemia, the spleen is not able to remove bacteria growing in the bloodstream. Every day, billions of red blood cells pass ...