Isolated splenic vein thrombosis: An unusual cause and review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-174

  Köklü, Seyfettin ^a,b   Köksal, Aydin ^a   Yolcu, Ömer Faruk ^a   Bayram, Gürsel ^a   Sakaoǧullari, Zişan ^a   Arda, Kemal ^a   Şahin, Burhan ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fundal varice; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Perirenal abcess; Splenic vein; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEPHRECTOMY; PANCREAS DISEASE; PERIRENAL ABSCESS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC VEIN; STOMACH VARICES; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 1842741368     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/801576     Document Type: Review

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