Abstract

Background: Splanchnic veins thrombosis (SVT) is one of the rare but known complications of Acute Pancreatitis (AP). It usually involves Splenic vein (SPV), Superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and often Portal vein (PV) either individually or together. Though the cause is multifactorial, a direct inflammatory process is implicated in the pathogenesis of SVT in AP. SVT can be sometimes an incidental finding in the radiological evaluation, but it also presents as severe pain, portal hypertension, hepatic dysfunction and bowel ischemia in a life-threatening scenario. Present study aims at understanding incidence, pattern, complications of SVT in AP.

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