Atherosclerosis affects up to 35 percent of Americans, and can cause narrowing (also called stenosis) of any of the arteries throughout the body. As atherosclerosis affects the whole body, people with ...

Stenosis of the splenic vein is a rare cause ... such as pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) and portal-superior mesenteric vein (PV-SMV) resection, can lead to decreased venous flow in the splenic vein.