Splenoportography--a valuable diagnostic technic, revisited.
The value of splenoportography in evaluating patients with portal hypertension was assessed. The technic was found to be useful in estimating portal-venous pressure, ruling out portal vein thrombosis, evaluating the superior mesenteric and portal veins as to their suitability for shunt procedures, and defining anatomy and collateral pathways. Splenoportography is a relatively simple procedure which provides excellent visualization of the portal venous system. Other methods may require special expertise and may not yield sufficient diagnostic information.
D003097:Collateral Circulation; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011168:Portal System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D011172:Portography