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ArticleCureus2025

An Atypical Vascular Complication: Splenic Vein Varix in a Pancreatic Pseudocyst.

Shivani Iyyappan, Jensy Jaison, Harshavardhan Mahalingam

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shivani IyyappanDepartment of Radiology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Jensy JaisonDepartment of Radiology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Harshavardhan MahalingamDepartment of Radiology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.

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Abstract

This report describes the case of a 62-year-old male with a history of idiopathic acute pancreatitis and pseudocyst. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) showed a thick-walled pseudocyst arising from the tail of the pancreas. Notably, a hypodense lesion with homogenous enhancement was identified within the posterosuperior aspect of the pseudocyst, communicating with the splenic vein, exhibiting imaging characteristics of a splenic vein varix. There was no sign of active bleeding or splenic vein thrombosis. The patient was managed conservatively, with continued drainage of the pseudocyst, and is on clinical follow-up. This case illustrates the detection of a vascular lesion within a pseudocyst using imaging, which aids in the planning of the patient's management.

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pancreatic pseudocystpancreatitis complicationssplenic veinsplenic vein varixvascular anomaly

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PMID40951152
PMCPMC12433191

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