Macroscopic intrahepatic portal-hepatic venous shunt not associated with chronic hepatic disease.
Asymptomatic macroscopic portal-hepatic venous shunt (MPVS) without chronic hepatic disease is a rare vascular lesion. Two cases of this disorder are reported, and the usefulness of color Doppler sonography for studying hemodynamics of such small vascular lesions is stressed.
Naganuma
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ishida
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Niizawa
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Masamune
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014463:Ultrasonography