Splenic vein thrombosis secondary to focal pancreatitis diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasonography

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-56

  Lewis, James D ^a   Faigel, Douglas O ^a   Morris, Jon B ^a   Siegelman, Evan S ^a   Kochman, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Retroperitoneal fibrosis; Splenic vein thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; SPLENIC VEIN; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; SPLENIC VEIN; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031908041     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199801000-00014     Document Type: Article

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