Congenital extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm.
Portal vein aneurysm is a rare clinical entity, with only 41 published cases in the English-language literature. Twenty-five of them were congenital. We present the case of a 50-year-old woman who was incidentally diagnosed with a congenital extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm during an investigation for dyspepsia. Ultrasonographic features are described with correlation of computed tomographic and magnetic resonance findings. Etiology, clinical significance, and management strategies for these lesions are discussed and a review of the literature regarding this entity is presented.
Giavroglou
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Department of Radiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotele University of Thessaloniki, 8, Pavlou Mela Street, Thessaloniki 54622, Greece. giacon@med.auth.gr
Xinou
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Fotiadis
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D000783:Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color