This condition arises due to increased pressure in the splenic vein (SV), causing blood to drain through the short gastric veins to the stomach, leading to the dilation of submucosal structures ...

The portal vein is formed by the merging of the splenic vein, which brings blood from the spleen, and the superior mesenteric ...

Of the specific vascular lesions observed, stenosis of the splenic vein was found in 22 patients, stenosis of the superior mesenteric-portal vein in 13 patients (Fig. 1) and thrombosis inside the ...

When the disease affects the splenic artery or vein, the adjacent spleen is often removed. After removal of the end of the pancreas, the remaining portion of the organ functions normally by producing ...