title: Portal vein aneurysm in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
abstract: Both hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and portal vein aneurysm are rare disorders. We described the first documented case of HHT associated with portal vein aneurysm. As the portal vein aneurysm in this patient associated with HHT, the pathogenesis in this patient seems to have been a congenital anomaly of the vasculature.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Clinic of Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sezgin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gürkaynak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Temuçin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011172:Portography; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*