Aneurysmal Malformation of the Extrahepatic Portal Vein: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.1999.40.2.303
- Author:
Jeong Min LEE
1
;
Sung Soo KANG
;
Hyeun Young HAN
;
Chong Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Portal vein, abnormalities;
Aneurysm, portal vein
- MeSH:
Aneurysm*;
Angiography;
Portal Vein*;
Ultrasonography;
Veins
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1999;40(2):303-306
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aneurysmal malformation of the portal vein is a rare entity. To our knowledge, only scattered reports ofportal vein aneurysms appear in the literature in English, and there is no previously published report in Korean.We describe a case exhibiting aneurysmal malformation of the extrahepatic portal vein at the hepatic hilum; thefindings demonstrated by ultrasound, CT and angiography are discussed, a review of previously described cases isincluded.
