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Aneurysm of a paraumbilical collateral vein.
Author(s) -
Stuck K J,
Rubin J M,
Gubin B
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1988.7.11.639
Subject(s) - medicine , citation , emergency department , medical school , collateral , radiology , library science , medical education , computer science , law , psychiatry , political science
Sonography and computed tomography have both been shown to be useful in the detection and definition of venous collaterals in portal hypertension.1• 4 The paraumbilical veins are one of the more common collateral pathways demonstrated. Increasing size of this collateral pathway has been positively correlated with the development of gastroesophageal varices and the degree of extrahepatic shunting. 5 Focal dilatations of collateral vessels are uncommon, usually described in the portal vein. 3 We report a case of a paraumbilical vein aneurysm imaged with CT and color flow and gray-scale Doppler sonography.