Aberrant right gastric vein draining directly into the quadrate lobe of the liver. A case report.
Angiography and arterial angio-CT in a 21-year-old man with idiopathic portal hypertension revealed an aberrant right gastric vein communicating directly with the quadrate lobe of the liver. This is the first report of a radiologically confirmed case of an aberrant right gastric vein with a unique area of distribution in the liver parenchyma.
Tajima
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Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Murakami
R
R
Tajima
N
N
Kumazaki
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T
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D005355:Fibrosis; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities