Background Rupture of the spleen in the absence of trauma or previously diagnosed disease is largely ignored in the emergency literature and is often not documented as such in journals from other ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PV=portal vein. Figure 13 ... is tumor involvement of the superior mesenteric vein. Large tumors situated in front of this vessel diminish the penetration of the ultrasound beam.

Fine needle aspiration of the spleen in dogs is a simple procedure carried out for diagnostic purposes. As its name implies, the needle used is very thin making the procedure more comfortable. A fine ...