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Splenic vein aneurysm: a rare clinical entity

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Abstract

A 52-year-old man presented with complaints of generalized malaise along with pain in left hypochondrium and diarrhea. The color Doppler and subsequent contrast enhanced CT scan revealed changes of portal hypertension and saccular dilatation of splenic vein along with partial thrombus in portal vein and superior mesenteric vein.

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  1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Ravindra Nath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur, India

    Amit Gupta, Madhu Kumar Singhal, Ravishanker Pillenahalli Maheshwarappa & Mangi Lal Meena

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Gupta, A., Kumar Singhal, M., Maheshwarappa, R.P. et al. Splenic vein aneurysm: a rare clinical entity. Indian J Gastroenterol 32, 204–205 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-012-0181-5

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