Congenital absence of the splenic artery and splenic vein accompanied with a duodenal ulcer and deformity

Figure 3 Abdominal CT findings. A: Oblique sagittal view demonstrates the absence of the splenic vein with confluence of the superior mesenteric vein (arrow) and the presence of the tortuously engorged gastroepiploic vein in the pancreas (asterisk), forming the main portal vein (arrowhead); B: Axial image of the abdomen shows the tortuously engorged gastroepiploic vein in the pancreas.