The Spleen

Part 1 The structure and functions of the spleen: the anatomy of the spleen, Peter S.Amenta; the microanatomy of the spleen in man, Jack K.Chamberlain; mechanisms of splenic clearance of the blood - a structural overview of the spleen, Leon Weiss; microcirculatory blood flow through the spleen, A.C.Groom and E.E.Schmidt; the immune functions of the spleen, William C.Kopp; the role of the spleen in hemostasis and coagulation, W.Jean Dodds. Part 2 Characteristics of the disordered spleen: the pathology of the spleen, Stebbins C.Chandor; splenic pooling and the survival of blood cells, Anthony J.Bowdler and Aage Videbaek; abnormalities of the blood volume in disorders of the spleen, David Todd and T.K.Chan. Part 3 Clinical aspects of disorders of the spleen: the syndromes of splenic dysfunction - a clinical overview, P.J.Toghill; hyposplenism, P.N.Foster and M.S.Losowsky; the relationship of the spleen to infection, Geoffrey J.Gorse; hemolysis, thrombocytopenia and the spleen, David R.Anderson and John G.Kelton; the spleen in the myeloproliferative disorders, Michael T.Shaw; the spleen in lymphoproliferative disease, Peter C.Raich; the spleen in sickle cell disease, G.R.Serjeant; imaging of the spleen, Richard J.Rolfes et al; the surgery of the spleen, Carol E.H.Scott-Connor.