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. 1970 Mar;32(2):269–271. doi: 10.1136/hrt.32.2.269

Pulmonary hypertension due to micro-thromboembolism from splenic and portal veins after portacaval anastomosis

M Sallam 1, W C Watson 1
PMCID: PMC487315  PMID: 5440523

Abstract

This is a presentation of a unique case of pulmonary hypertension in a 15-year-old girl, due to micro-thromboembolism from splenoportal veins through a portacaval anastomosis.

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