Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the spleen was performed On IOI patients with suggested sarcoidosis; it was the final diagnosis In 79. Adequate specimens were obtained in all cases with a O.8x80 mm or O.7x40 mm disposable needle. Fine-needle biopsy specimens of the spleen showed a granulomatous reaction in 19 out of the 79 cases with sarcoidosis (24%). There were three minor biopsy complications that required no treatment.

Acute herniation through a posterolateral diaphragmatic defect is rare in adults. Two cases in which such herniation occurred by sudden inversion, a 29-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, are presented. The symptoms, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.