Journal of the Korean Radiological Society  1999;40(2):303-306

doi:10.3348/jkrs.1999.40.2.303

Aneurysmal Malformation of the Extrahepatic Portal Vein: A Case Report.

Jeong Min LEE 1 ; Sung Soo KANG ; Hyeun Young HAN ; Chong Soo KIM

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Keywords

Portal vein, abnormalities; Aneurysm, portal vein

Country

Republic 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.