title: Aneurysmal portosystemic venous shunt: a case report.
abstract: A case of an aneurysmal portosystemic venous shunt detected by colour Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) is presented. A young female patient complained of postprandial fatigue and had paroxysmal tachycardia. A direct vascular communication between right portal vein and right hepatic vein was found at CDUS and confirmed by direct portal angiogram. Using detachable coils a complete occlusion of the intrahepatic shunt was obtained. Reports from the literature regarding portovenous aneurysms are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Radiodiagnostik, Universitätsklinik Innsbruck.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bodner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glück
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Springer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perkmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005221:Fatigue; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019518:Postprandial Period; D013610:Tachycardia; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color