Abstract Development of gastric varices is an important manifestation of portal hypertension.
In segmental portal hypertension, gastric varices originate from short gastric and …

Isolated splenic vein thrombosis is being recognized more frequently as a complication of
pancreatic disease and as the cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients without liver …

Objective This retrospective study reports our experience using splenic arterial particle
embolization and coil embolization for the treatment of sinistral portal hypertension (SPH) in …

Variceal bleeding due to extrahepatic portal hypertension may be first manifested at any
age. Its cause is unknown although omphalitis, peritonitis, exchange transfusions via the …

• Isolated splenic vein thrombosis may lead to a specific clinical presentation, namely,
bleeding from isolated gastric varices (which are difficult to diagnose), splenomegaly, and …

Symptomatic, as well as asymptomatic, splenic vein thrombosis in patients with pancreatic
inflammatory disease, appears to be more common than is generally recognized. The …

Methods A retrospective cohort study including all patients diagnosed with iSVT on contrast-
enhanced CT scan abdomen and pelvis between 2011 and 2019 from two institutions …

The radiographic appearance and clinical significance of gastric varices in the absence of
esophageal varices and secondary to splenic vein occlusion were studied. Eighteen …

Seven patients with bleeding esophageal varices secondary to splenic vein thrombosis
were studied over the past five years. This infrequently reported condition was apparently …

As the biochemical mechanisms of hypercoagulable states are revealed, the syndromes of
venous thromboembolism have been increasingly associated with specific aberrations. Most …