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 ...

Consultants were concerned about operating on the tumour, as it was on Bryony's portal vein which carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver. To ...

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 ...

There were concerns about operating on the tumour as it was located on Bryony's portal vein, which transports blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver.