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Enlargement of the spleen caused by various types of venous congestion: splenic vein obstruction, systemic venous congestion (e.g., due to heart failure), or portal vein hypertension caused by cirrhosis of the liver. Blood flow through the spleen is slowed, increasing red blood cell destruction by macrophages (hypersplenism) and resulting in focal hemorrhages.<\/p>\n

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Enlargement of the spleen caused by various types of venous congestion: splenic vein obstruction, systemic venous congestion (e.g., due to heart failure), or portal vein hypertension caused by cirrhosis of the liver. 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