Smaller veins from the stomach and pancreas also contribute to portal vein blood flow. The splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein join behind the neck of the pancreas to form the main portal vein.

portal vein; splenic v, vein. (d) Endoscopic ultrasound image of the same patient shows the mass indenting the SMV. This tumor was successfully removed at surgery. (a) Axial pancreatic phase ...

1) and thrombosis inside the portal vein in one patient ... year-old male who had enlargement of the pancreatic tail, obstruction of the splenic vein and a pseudocyst detected by MDCT during ...