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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The spleen is an organ situated behind the stomach, in the upper left part of the abdomen known as the left hypochondrium. It is located under the ribcage and therefore is not usually felt by the ...

The patient underwent aneurysmectomy with splenectomy, distal pancreatectomy and sleeve gastrectomy because of the erosion of the stomach wall from the aneurysm. Histopathology confirmed a true ...

Background. A 49-year-old woman with hepatitis C and peptic ulcer disease presented to the emergency department after an onset of sudden massive hematemesis. She had a history of alcohol abuse, but ...