Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 16, 2021; 9(2): 463-468
Published online Jan 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i2.463
Sinistral portal hypertension associated with pancreatic pseudocysts - ultrasonography findings: A case report
Bei-Bei Chen, Pei-Yuan Mu, Jing-Tai Lu, Gong Wang, Rui Zhang, Dan-Dan Huang, Dong-Hua Shen, Ting-Ting Jiang
Bei-Bei Chen, Department of Ultrasound, Postgraduate Training Base of Jinzhou Medical University, The PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
Pei-Yuan Mu, Jing-Tai Lu, Gong Wang, Rui Zhang, Dan-Dan Huang, Dong-Hua Shen, Ting-Ting Jiang, Department of Ultrasound, The PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
Author contributions: Chen BB reviewed and searched the literatures, analyzed and interpreted the imaging findings, rafted the manuscript and gave critical comments; Mu PY, co-first author, contributed equally to this work; and other authors gave critical comments.
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Corresponding author: Pei-Yuan Mu, MD, PhD, Chief Physician, Department of Ultrasound, The PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, No. 16 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100088, China. pymu@sina.com
Received: August 24, 2020
Peer-review started: August 24, 2020
First decision: November 3, 2020
Revised: November 16, 2020
Accepted: November 29, 2020
Article in press: November 29, 2020
Published online: January 16, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Sinistral portal hypertension associated with pancreatic pseudocysts is rare, caused by compression of splenic vein, the follow-up examinations by ultrasonography for early diagnosis are quietly necessary since haematemesis, a life-threatening condition, which highlights the significance of ultrasonography imaging.