Transhepatic portosystemic collateral pathway via an accessory left gastric vein.
An unusual transhepatic collateral was found in a patient with portal hypertension. This pathway originated from an anomalous portal branch that arose from the left portal vein branch, and was considered a venous analogy to an accompanying accessory left gastric artery. A relation between the development of the intrahepatic pathway and variation in the hepatic artery is suggested.
Ohtomo
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Department of Radiology, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Kawauchi
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Itai
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Iio
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D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000473:pathology; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*