Aneurysm of the extrahepatic portal vein associated with segmental portal hypertension and spontaneous porto-caval shunting through the inferior mesenteric vein

S Savastano; G P Feltrin; I Morelli; D Miotto; M Chiesura-Corona; A B El Khatib

Aneurysm of the extrahepatic portal vein associated with segmental portal hypertension and spontaneous porto-caval shunting through the inferior mesenteric vein

J Belge Radiol. 1992 Jun;75(3):194-6.

Authors

S Savastano¹, G P Feltrin, I Morelli, D Miotto, M Chiesura-Corona, A B El Khatib

Affiliation

¹ Istituto di Radiologia, Università degli Studi, Padova, Italy.

PMID: 1400150

Abstract

A case of a congenital aneurysm of the extrahepatic portal vein is reported. It was complicated by segmental portal hypertension of the territory of the inferior mesenteric vein, which was a pathway for spontaneous porto-caval shunting.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Aneurysm / congenital
Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Aneurysm / physiopathology
Diagnostic Imaging*
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / physiopathology
Mesenteric Veins / physiopathology*
Portal Vein* / diagnostic imaging
Portal Vein* / physiopathology
Radiography
Regional Blood Flow