Intrarenal varices in portal hypertension: demonstration by color Doppler imaging.
The gray-scale ultrasonographic appearances of dilated intrarenal vascular structures may mimic peripelvic cysts or hydronephrosis. We report a patient with portal hypertension in whom color Doppler ultrasound was found to be a very practical imaging technique in demonstrating varices of the renal segmental veins.
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Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Radiology, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozcan
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Aytaç
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Sanlidilek
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Cumhur
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*