title: Portal hypertension with intra- and extrasplenic arterial aneurysms and large venous varices.
abstract: Imaging studies of two women with portal hypertension demonstrated multiple splenic artery aneurysms, splenomegaly, and large splenic veins varices with a spontaneous splenorenal shunt. In each case, a large splenic hilar, as well as intrasplenic aneurysms were found along with portal vein pressures of about 15 mmHg. Portal hypertension with splenomegaly might be an important factor in the pathogenesis of intra- and extrapaenchymal splenic artery aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media