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Research team explores etiologies of splenic venous hypertension
Splenic venous hypertension (SVH), also known as left-sided portal hypertension, is a rare condition characterized by upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in the absence of liver disease.
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Splenic Artery Aneurysm Communicating to the Pancreatic Duct
Active but spontaneously ceasing papillary bleeding was striking on gastroscopy. Computed tomography revealed the cause to be a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm due to autodigestion-induced arrosion ...
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Is Sigmoidoscopy Sufficient for Evaluating Inflammatory Status of Ulcerative Colitis Patients?
Among these patients, inflamed mucosa in the descending colon or the oral side of the splenic flexure was observed endoscopically in 54 (40%). Even in the 125 patients with clinical remission ...
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Splenic Artery Aneurysm Communicating to the Pancreatic Duct
Active but spontaneously ceasing papillary bleeding was striking on gastroscopy. Computed tomography revealed the cause to be a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm due to autodigestion-induced arrosion ...