Portal v, portal vein; 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 ...

Prenatal ultrasound is effective for detection ... connect the portal venous system (intrahepatic portal vein, main portal vein, splenic vein, superior mesenteric vein, or inferior mesenteric vein) to ...

Of the specific vascular lesions observed, stenosis of the splenic vein was found in 22 patients, stenosis of the superior mesenteric-portal vein in 13 patients (Fig. 1) and thrombosis inside the ...

The clot most often forms in a vein called the "superior mesenteric vein," close to the small intestine. It's one of a number of things that can suddenly lessen blood flow to the intestines ...

GR shunt, gastro-renal shunt; IVC, inferior vena cava; LRV, left renal vein; PV, portal vein; SMV, superior mesenteric vein; SV, splenic vein. Although it is difficult to build an appropriate ...

What are developmental venous anomalies? A developmental venous anomaly (DVA) is a problem with the way small veins are arranged. They may look like the spokes of a wheel. The veins drain into a ...