Open AccessPortal Vein Aneurysm Presenting with Obstructive Jaundice
Author(s) -
Chandana Lall,
Sadhna Verma,
Rajesh Gulati,
Puneet Bhargava
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.100377
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive jaundice , portal hypertension , aneurysm , portal vein , shunting , jaundice , radiology , stent , obstructive hydrocephalus , surgery , hydrocephalus , cirrhosis
To the best of our knowledge, a portal vein aneurysm presenting with obstructive jaundice has not been reported in the literature. The preferred treatment for these aneurysms is surgical and a shunting procedure should be considered in cases with portal hypertension to preserve portal vein flow when portal hypertension is present or is secondary to the aneurysm itself. In our case, due to patient′s advanced age and co-morbidities, an endoscopic biliary stent was placed which led to successful resolution of symptoms of obstructive jaundice