Splenic vein thrombosis is a blood clot in the splenic vein, which carries blood from the spleen toward the liver. It can occur as a complication of pancreatitis.

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 ...

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 vein endothelial injury also increases the risk for thrombosis [5,14] associated with intra-abdominal inflammation or infection, acute cholecystitis, hepatic abscess, umbilical vein ...

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

P = pancreatic head; TVS = splenic vein thrombosis; V = intrapancreatic varices Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed grade 2 esophageal varices with red signs, without gastric or duodenal ...

(A) Compression. Pancreatic cysts compress the splenic vein, increasing venous flow in the gastric veins and forming varices. Other causes of compression include pancreatic NET, lymphoma, SAA ...

All-Star Victor Wembanyama won’t be able to finish the rest of the NBA season due to deep vein thrombosis. What is this dangerous condition?

According to the Mayo Clinic, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is defined as a blood clot that forms the 'deep veins', usually in the legs. In Wembanyama's case, the clot is located in his shoulder.

Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) encompasses hepatic veins (Budd–Chiari syndrome, BCS) and portal, mesenteric and splenic veins, and is a rare event in the general population: the annual ...

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 metho ...