title: Pedunculated hepatic haemangioma with arterioportal shunt: treated with angio-embolization and surgery.
abstract: A case of symptomatic cavernous haemangioma of the liver with an unusual arterio-portal shunting, which was treated by pre-operative angiographic embolization, is described. The arterio-portal shunting has been reported previously in only two cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Deep@medinst.ernet.in
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nundy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA