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A case of extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm accompanying lupoid hepatitis
Author(s) -
Itoh Yuko,
Kawasaki Toshihiko,
Nishikawa Haruhiro,
Ochi Jiro,
Miura Kensuke,
Moriyasu Fuminori
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870230608
Subject(s) - medicine , portal vein , aneurysm , hepatitis , radiology , vein , surgery
Portal vein aneurysm, especially that of the extrahepatic portal vein, is a very rare entity. We recently observed a case of aneurysm at the junction of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein which accompanied lupoid hepatitis. Abdominal ultrasonography, color Doppler ultrasonography, abdominal computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and angiography revealed a portal vein aneurysm that increased in size after a period of about 10 months. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.