The splenic artery is, along with the gastric and common hepatic arteries, one of the three main branches of the celiac artery. The celiac artery branches from the abdominal aorta, the largest artery ...

A liver transplant was performed in a woman, aged 41 years, with advanced primary biliary cirrhosis. Prior to surgery, her investigations included a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan of ...

The safe and practical method of intravenous abdominal aortography recently reported 8 began a milestone for diagnosis of aneurysms of the hepatic and splenic arteries. The 2 patients described below ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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, ...

THE recognition of aneurysms of the splenic artery is important since death from spontaneous hemorrhage ultimately occurs in the majority of cases and since these aneurysms may be completely excised ...