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Anteriorly Placed Splenic Vein: a Case Report

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Splenic vein located anterior to pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly. To date, only one case has been reported in literature. A thorough knowledge of the normal anatomy, most frequent variations, and congenital and acquired anomalies of the spleno-portal axis is of great importance for hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeons. It is therefore essential for preoperative evaluation of the anatomical details of the spleno-portal venous axis to be made by imaging. We report such a case of anteriorly placed splenic vein in a 40-year-old female prospective renal donor. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the second reported case of an anteriorly placed splenic vein.

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Dr. Hira Lal, Dr. Deb K. Boruah, Dr. Ankusha Yadav, and Dr. Amrita Samal declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute and Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, 226014, India

    Hira Lal, Ankusha Yadav & Amrita Samal

  2. Department of Radio-diagnosis, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India

    Deb K. Boruah

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Lal, H., Boruah, D.K., Yadav, A. et al. Anteriorly Placed Splenic Vein: a Case Report. Indian J Surg 77 (Suppl 1), 135–136 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-014-1202-7

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