Atypical intrapancreatic course of splenic vein: a rare anatomical variant
The splenic vein (SV) begins with a coalescence of five or six branches from the splenic parenchyma, the left gastro-epiploic vein and very rarely one or two short gastric veins which together form a large calibre, non-tortuous vein. Along its path, it receives tributaries from the pancreas
Authors
- Ankita Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7419-1087)
- Sanjay Mhalasakant Khaladkar
Institutions
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
- Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2024-261280
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15