Journal of the Korean Surgical Society  2008;74(4):316-318

Congenital Absence of the Horizontal Segment of the Left Portal Vein.

Bon Yong KOO 1 ; Hee Chul YU ; Guang Yu JIN ; Hong Pil HWANG ; Young Kon KIM ; Hyo Sung KWAK ; Baik Hwan CHO

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Keywords

Portal vein; Abnormalities; Liver transplantation

Country

Republic 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.