title: Portal hypertension secondary to a spontaneous splenic arteriovenous fistula: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 66-yr-old woman developed diarrhea, abdominal pain, and ascites which was subsequently discovered to be secondary to portal hypertension resulting from a splenic arteriovenous fistula. Splenectomy resulted in reduction of the portal pressure and resolution of the patient's symptoms. The literature pertaining to splenic arteriovenous fistulas with portal hypertension is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013156:Splenectomy; D013157:Splenic Artery; D013162:Splenic Vein