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 ...

These structures exert pressure on the splenic vein, obstructing blood flow and increasing venous pressure, leading to gastric varices. Stenosis of the splenic vein is a rare cause of SVH.

Although splenic-artery injection has not always produced concentration in the splenic and portal veins equal to the best obtainable by direct splenic-pulp injection, it has, to date, consistently ...

Etiologies of splenic venous hypertension. Xia & He Publishing Inc. Journal Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology DOI 10.14218/JCTH.2024.00054 ...

The spleen receives blood through the splenic artery, and blood leaves the spleen through the splenic vein. The spleen is connected to the blood vessels of the stomach and pancreas, but it does ...

A liver transplant was performed in a woman, aged 41 years, with advanced primary biliary cirrhosis.

Blood transfusion, splenic artery embolization and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous ... By 30 months post-treatment no evidence of gastric varices or splenic vein thrombosis ...

Aneurysms of the splenic artery may rupture freely into the peritoneum or erode adjacent structures ... pancreatic duct, splenic vein and colon) and present as gastrointestinal bleeding as in our ...

Portal vein blood contains ... The liver has a dual blood supply derived from the portal vein and the hepatic artery. ... The portal vein is formed by the merging of the splenic vein, ...

Artery vs Vein. Arteries carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood towards the heart. With the exception of pulmonary blood vessels, arteries carry oxygenated blood and veins carry ...

Cite this: Intrapancreatic Varices: A Patient With Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Portal and Splenic Vein Thrombosis Associated With Pancreatic Collaterals - Medscape - Nov 09, 2002. References Authors ...