Portal hypertension of the SPLENIC VEIN due to occlusion caused by pancreatic pathology such as PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST and PANCRATIC CANCER. Sinistral portal hypertension is associated with GASTRIC VARICES and acute HEMATEMESIS.
Also Known As:
Hypertension, Left-Sided Portal; Hypertension, Segmental Portal; Hypertension, Sinistral Portal; Left Sided Portal Hypertension; Left-Sided Portal Hypertensions; Portal Hypertension, Left-Sided; Portal Hypertension, Segmental; Portal Hypertension, Sinistral; Segmental Portal Hypertensions; Sinistral Portal Hypertensions; Left-Sided Portal Hypertension; Segmental Portal Hypertension