16 February 2026
: Case report 
Left-Sided Portal Hypertension Induced by Splenic Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report
Unknown etiology, Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Shenghao Zhang ABCDEF 1, Hao Li BCD 2, Guoliang Cao ABC 1, Ying Mei BCD 3, Yang Huang BCD 1, Mingjie Zhang ABCD 1*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950381
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950381
Figure 3 Imaging reconstruction of the portal vein by contrast-enhanced CT: (A) Imaging reconstruction: dilated left gastric vein (yellow arrow), gastric fundus varices (yellow circle), dilated splenic vein (blue arrow), peri-splenic vascular malformation (red circle), no neovascular shunts identified in the renal vein (red arrow). (B–D) Vascular dilatations on cross-sectional imaging: dilated splenic vein (blue arrow), peri-splenic vascular malformation (red circle), dilated left gastric vein (yellow arrow) gastric fundus varices (yellow circle), renal vein (red arrow),and renal artery (green arrow).