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PHILIP VARRIALE, MD; CHARLES A. BONANNO, MD; WILLIAM J. GRACE, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1963;112(2):191-198.

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The causes of portal hypertension secondary to mechanical obstruction in the extrahepatic venous system have been well described.¹ Among other etiological factors, however, little attention has been paid to inflammatory disease of the pancreas; namely, pseudocysts with their attendant complications and their proper demonstration by splenoportal venography. The latter technique, to be sure, has become well established in recent years and has provided the clinician with a convenient and invaluable tool that can uncover pathology within the portal venous system.^2,3

It is the purpose of this report to present our experience with three cases of pancreatic pseudocysts associated with portal venous hypertension and to discuss the pertinent clinical features. The diagnosis in each case was established by splenoportography and later confirmed by operation or necropsy.

Report of Cases

Case 1.—A 51-year-old white male entered St. Vincent's Hospital on Sept 10, 1962, because of melena of two months' duration. The patient was . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Department of Medicine, The St. Vincent's Hospital of the City of New York.

Footnotes
Received for publication Jan 23, 1963; accepted Feb 8.

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