title: Aneurysmal dilatation of a patent umbilical vein masquerading as a pancreatic pseudocyst: CT characteristics.
abstract: A large cystic mass in a jaundiced patient had the appearance by sonography of a pancreatic pseudocyst. Computed tomography showed that the mass represented an aneurysmally dilated patent umbilical vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Khouri
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mintz
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Coleman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*