We report the case of 61-year-old woman with isolated splenic vein thrombosis resulted from chronic pancreatitis. Left-sided portal hypertension secondary to splenic vein occlusion was responsible for development of the isolated gastric varices. The patient underwent prophylactic, successful splenectomy. Three months after splenectomy controlled endoscopy revealed disappearance of gastric varices.
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BMC Pediatr
January 2025
Liver Transplantation & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.
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Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
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Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
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