A very rare case of splenosis and acquired chronic non-cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis with cavernous transformation

Aliya Kadyrova; Iliar Baudinov; Elmira Mamytova; Kubat Ibraimov; Tynarbek Arzykulov; Sagynali Mamatov; Yethindra Vityala; Tugolbai Tagaev

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5799

A very rare case of splenosis and acquired chronic non-cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis with cavernous transformation

Clin Case Rep. 2022 May 4;10(5):e05799. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5799. eCollection 2022 May.

Authors

Aliya Kadyrova¹, Iliar Baudinov¹, Elmira Mamytova², Kubat Ibraimov¹, Tynarbek Arzykulov¹, Sagynali Mamatov³, Yethindra Vityala⁴, Tugolbai Tagaev³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Bishkek Kyrgyzstan.
² A.N. Murzaliev Department of Neurology and Clinical Genetics I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Bishkek Kyrgyzstan.
³ Department of Hospital Internal Medicine, Occupational Pathology with a Course of Hematology I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Bishkek Kyrgyzstan.
⁴ Department of Pathology International Higher School of Medicine Bishkek Kyrgyzstan.

Abstract

We present a clinical case of a young woman who underwent splenectomy for thrombocytopenic splenomegaly at the age of 7 years. An acute diagnostic picture of splenosis of the left epigastric region and chronic non-cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis with cavernous transformation was found 20 years later.

Keywords: idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; portal hypertension; portal vein thrombosis; splenectomy; splenosis.

Publication types

Case Reports