Congenital Absence of the Portal Vein in an Adult Man Presenting with Portosystemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.58.2.155
- Author:
Kum Rae KIM
1
;
Jae Woon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea. sungho1999@yumail.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Portal vein;
Computed tomography (CT);
Magnetic resonance (MR)
- MeSH:
Adult;
Hepatic Encephalopathy;
Humans;
Iliac Vein;
Mesenteric Veins;
Portal Vein;
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;58(2):155-158
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Congenital absence of the portal vein is a rare anomaly in which diverse types of congenital portosystemic shunts are present. In this report, we describe this rare anomaly of a portosystemic shunt between the inferior mesenteric vein and left internal iliac vein, in a middle-aged man presenting with portosystemic encephalopathy.
