Aneurysm of the extrahepatic portal vein associated with segmental portal hypertension and spontaneous porto-caval shunting through the inferior mesenteric vein. |
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| Authors: | S Savastano G P Feltrin I Morelli D Miotto M Chiesura-Corona A B El Khatib |
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| Affiliation: | Istituto di Radiologia, Università degli Studi, Padova, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | A case of a congenital aneurysm of the extrahepatic portal vein is reported. It was complicated by segmental portal hypertension of the territory of the inferior mesenteric vein, which was a pathway for spontaneous porto-caval shunting. |
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