title: Arterio-portal fistula diagnosed by computerized tomography (CT).
abstract: A case of arterio-portal fistula diagnosed by computed tomography is presented. CT scans of the liver showed a greatly distended portal vein and normal sized hepatic veins. The diagnosis was verified by hepatic arteriography and surgery. Arterio-portal fistulae have not previously been diagnosed by CT. The following case is our fist instance of such a diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed