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Left-sided portal hypertension caused by idiopathic splenic vein stenosis improved by splenectomy: a case report

BACKGROUND: Splenic vein stenosis and occlusion, which are known causes of left-sided portal hypertension, often occur secondary to trauma, pancreatitis, or invasion or compression by pancreatic tumors. However, few reports have described idiopathic splenic vein stenosis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 70-yea...

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Autores principales: Hayashi, Hikaru, Shimizu, Akira, Motoyama, Hiroaki, Kubota, Koji, Notake, Tsuyoshi, Ikehara, Tomohiko, Yasukawa, Koya, Kobayashi, Akira, Soejima, Yuji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7316945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32588248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-00912-y