ALTHOUGH thrombosis of the splenic vein is infrequently reported in the literature, 1,2 it is common knowledge among surgeons that this condition may follow splenectomy. In fact, local thrombosis at ...

Splenic venous hypertension (SVH), also known as left-sided portal hypertension, is a rare condition characterized by upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in the absence of liver disease. This ...

Portal hypertension arises from elevated pressure in the portal venous system, commonly due to cirrhotic scarring but also from prehepatic impediments such as splenic venous thrombosis. When the ...

The spleen provides a critical function to the body. It not only recycles iron, but it also stores, recycles, and produces red blood cells. The spleen’s white pulp processes antibodies and helps ...

SHORTLY after Abeatici and Campi, 1 in 1951, introduced direct percutaneous splenic puncture as a method of performing splenoportal venography in dogs this became the standard roentgenographic method ...

Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) is an unusual‑site venous thromboembolism that includes portal, mesenteric, and splenic vein thrombosis as well as the Budd–Chiari syndrome. SVT is a relatively rare ...

This vein is located in the abdominal cavity next to the superior mesenteric artery. Where it ends, near the neck of the pancreas, it forms the hepatic portal vein by coming together with the splenic ...