Splenic vein Aneurysm with Calcification of Splenic and Portal Veins
β Scribed by Ercan Kocakoc; Adem Kiris; Zulkif Bozgeyik; Hadi Uysal; Hakan Artas
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Splenic vein aneurysm is a rare disease, and calcifications in the portal venous system are also rare. Here we present a case of splenic vein aneurysm associated with calcification of the splenic and portal veins, a condition that to our knowledge has not been reported before. Β© 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 33:251β253, 2005
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