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Splenic vein Aneurysm with Calcification of Splenic and Portal Veins
Author(s) -
Kocakoc Ercan,
Kiris Adem,
Bozgeyik Zulkif,
Uysal Hadi,
Artas Hakan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20123
Subject(s) - medicine , splenic vein , calcification , aneurysm , radiology , portal vein , portal venous system , vein , portal hypertension , vascular disease , surgery , cirrhosis
Splenic vein aneurysm is a rare disease, and calcifications in the portal venous system are also rare. Here we present a case of splenic vein aneurysm associated with calcification of the splenic and portal veins, a condition that to our knowledge has not been reported before. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 33 :251–253, 2005