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Splenic and Portal Vein Thrombosis after Splenectomy: A Case Report Cover

Splenic and Portal Vein Thrombosis after Splenectomy: A Case Report

Open Access
|Dec 2022

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Figure 1a

Axial unenhanced CT-slice revealing a spontaneously hyperdense splenic vein thrombus.

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Figure 1b and c

Axial contrast-enhanced portal phase CT slices at the level of the splenic vein (Figure 1b) and portal vein (Figure c) confirming a thrombosis of the splenic vein, extending into the portal vein as well as the part of the intrahepatic segment of the left branch of the portal vein (arrows).

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Figure 2

Axial FDG-PET/CT slices at the level of the splenic vein (Figure 2a) and portal vein (Figure 2b) showing absence of metabolism within the thrombus and some hypermetabolic infiltration of surrounding fat (arrows).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2947 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 25, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 9, 2022
Published on: Dec 8, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2022 Thomas Saliba, Hanna Salame, Denis Tack, published by Ubiquity Press
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