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splenic vein

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Noun1.splenic vein - a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein
vena lienalis
spleen, lien - a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"
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2) In chronic pancreatitis, several factors may increase the risk of acute bleeding, such as duration of disease, proximity of the vessel to a pseudocyst, communication with the biliary or pancreatic ducts, and splenic vein occlusion due to thrombosis.
Management of haemorrhage secondary to a pseudoaneurysm of the ... by Nejmeddine, Affes; Ahmed, Guirat; Khalil, Ben Salah; Issam, Beyrouti; Henda, Ketata / South African Journal of Radiology
In the case of portal vein thrombosis or previous portal vein surgery, a donor iliac vein jump graft may be interposed between the recipient superior mesenteric vein or splenic vein and the donor portal vein.
Ultrasound imaging of liver and renal transplantation by Piyasena, Rohan V.; Allison, Sandra J. / Applied Radiology
Although most patients with splenic metastases are clinically asymptomatic for splenic lesions, there have been reports of painful splenomegaly, splenic vein thrombosis, and splenic rupture, making diagnosis and consideration of prompt therapeutic intervention important.
Isolated splenic metastasis from primary lung adenocarcinoma by Smith, Stephen L. / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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