title: Aneurysm of the extrahepatic portal vein associated with segmental portal hypertension and spontaneous porto-caval shunting through the inferior mesenteric vein.
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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università degli Studi, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savastano
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Feltrin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miotto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiesura-Corona
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: El Khatib
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000503:physiopathology; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012039:Regional Blood Flow