title: Transhepatic portosystemic collateral pathway via an accessory left gastric vein.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtomo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawauchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iio
mesh_terms: 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*