Congenital Absence of the Horizontal Segment of the Left Portal Vein.
- Author:
Bon Yong KOO
1
;
Hee Chul YU
;
Guang Yu JIN
;
Hong Pil HWANG
;
Young Kon KIM
;
Hyo Sung KWAK
;
Baik Hwan CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. hcyu@chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Portal vein;
Abnormalities;
Liver transplantation
- MeSH:
Humans;
Korea;
Liver;
Liver Transplantation;
Living Donors;
Portal Vein;
Transplants
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2008;74(4):316-318
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
As living-donor liver transplant techniques develop, variations in the portal vein are seen in approximately 20% of the population. However, congenital absence of the horizontal segment of the left portal vein is very rare and has not been reported in Korea. We present a case with a congenital absence of the horizontal segment of the left portal vein that was detected during an evaluation for a living donor liver transplantation, with a review of the relevant literature.
