title: Macroscopic intrahepatic portal-hepatic venous shunt not associated with chronic hepatic disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naganuma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niizawa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Masamune
mesh_terms: 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