Isolated Splenic Vein Thrombosis: 8-Year-Old Boy with Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Hypersplenism

<div>The effects of splenic vein thrombosis on normal venous anatomy. Note the gastric varices, dilatation of short gastric, and gastroepiploic (GEV) and coronary (CV) veins. The portal vein (PV), superior mesenteric vein (SMV), and inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) are patent. RGV: right gastric vein; SV: splenic vein [<a href="/journals/cripe/2015/480507/#B6">6</a>].</div>

Case Reports in Pediatrics

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Figure 1: Isolated Splenic Vein Thrombosis: 8-Year-Old Boy with Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Hypersplenism 