This patient was a 79-year-old male who had enlargement of the pancreatic tail, obstruction of the splenic vein and a pseudocyst detected by MDCT during the first exam (Fig. 5a). He was followed ...

splenic v, vein. (d) Endoscopic ultrasound image of the same patient shows the mass indenting the SMV. This tumor was successfully removed at surgery. (a) Axial pancreatic phase contrast enhanced ...

It is characterized by the narrowing of the splenic vein with post-stenotic dilatation and the absence of other common causes such as pancreatitis, pancreatic tumors, cysts, thrombosis ...

pancreatic pseudocysts, and injury due to trauma. When the disease affects the splenic artery or vein, the adjacent spleen is often removed. After removal of the end of the pancreas, the remaining ...