title: Preduodenal portal vein causing duodenal obstruction associated with situs inversus, intestinal malrotation, and polysplenia: A case report.
abstract: Preduodenal portal vein (PDPV) is a rare anomaly described in only 82 patients in the literature. In a few patients, the PDPV was the direct cause of duodenal obstruction. The authors have treated a newborn with PDPV associated with total situs inversus, intestinal malrotation and polysplenia who presented clinically with duodenal obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mordehai
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kurzbart
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mares
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities