Fig. 2

Percutaneous splenic vein stent implantation. A 36-year-old woman underwent percutaneous splenic vein stent insertion. A After fluoroscopy-guided selective intubation of the splenic hilum using a guide wire, splenic venography showed severe splenic vein stenosis (red arrow), short gastric veins, and varicose gastric fundal veins (yellow arrow). B After the splenic vein stent (red arrow) was inserted, the angiography showed that the splenic vein was unobstructed, and the varicose veins had shrunk significantly