Among the 54 AIP patients, 24 (44.4%) exhibited involvements in the form of peripancreatic vascular lesions (Table 1). Of the specific vascular lesions observed, stenosis of the splenic vein was found ...

Splenic vein thrombosis is a blockage in the splenic vein due to a blood clot. The splenic vein carries blood away from the spleen and parts of the stomach and pancreas. The spleen is an organ that ...

The purpose of this paper is to report 2 additional cases of this syndrome and to show that in these cases conservative medical management was entirely satisfactory. Case l.§ A 22-year-old Negro ...

ALTHOUGH sickle-cell disease has been associated with vascular thrombosis and tissue infarction 1 sickle states have only recently been associated with similar phenomena. Splenic infarctions, 2–5 ...

(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, ...

Atraumatic splenic rupture is a rare but clinically significant event occurring in the absence of external trauma. Often representing the initial manifestation of underlying pathology—such as ...