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Pancreatitis-associated splenic vein thrombosis with intrasplenic venous thrombosis: a case report

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Splenic vein thrombosis most often results from pancreatic disease and can result in gastrointestinal bleeding due to gastric varices. The diagnosis is becoming more frequent with the increasing utilization of imaging. This case report will review the imaging findings of splenic vein thrombosis with an illustration of the involvement of intrasplenic segmental venous branches.

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  1. The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, PO Box 245067, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5067, USA

    Stephanie A. Schwartz, Mihra S. Taljanovic & Stephen H. Smyth

  2. Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Alana Y. Stubbs

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Schwartz, S.A., Stubbs, A.Y., Taljanovic, M.S. et al. Pancreatitis-associated splenic vein thrombosis with intrasplenic venous thrombosis: a case report. Emerg Radiol 15, 433–436 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-007-0693-y

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