The Management of Extrahepatic Portal Vein Aneurysms: Observe or Treat? | Zendy

Philip D. Feliciano | Zendy; Joseph J. Cullen | Zendy; John D. Corson | Zendy

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The Management of Extrahepatic Portal Vein Aneurysms: Observe or Treat?

Author(s) -

Philip D. Feliciano,

Joseph J. Cullen,

John D. Corson

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

hpb surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.561

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 1607-8462

pISSN - 0894-8569

DOI - 10.1155/1996/37169

Subject(s) - medicine , portal vein , radiology , general surgery

A case of a 70 year old man who was found to have an extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm during an evaluation for hematuria is reported. Extrahepatic portal vein aneurysms are rare with only twenty cases reported in the literature. Typically, patients present with hemorrhage requiring surgical exploration or the aneurysm is discovered during evaluation of another abdominal process. Management includes careful follow-up in the asymptomatic patient without underlying liver disease or portal hypertension.

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