Portal/splenic Vein Thrombosis Following Splenectomy in Gastric Cancer Surgery

Although splenectomy is often performed along with en bloc node dissection in gastric cancer surgery, portal/splenic vein thrombosis (PSVT) has been rarely reported. We recently encountered a case of PSVT after a splenectomy was performed during gastric cancer surgery. A 53-year-old woman underwent...

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Main Authors: Shunsuke Kagawa, Futoshi Uno, Akira Gochi, Yoshio Naomoto, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958411600092