Imaging findings in incidental intrahepatic portal venous shunts.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of our study was to describe the imaging findings in incidentally discovered intrahepatic portal venous shunts.


CONCLUSIONS
Intrahepatic portal venous shunts are uncommon hepatic vascular anomalies that are often not associated with manifestations of liver disease or symptoms. They are most often solitary and in the left hepatic lobe. Identification of 25 intrahepatic portal venous shunts at a single institution over 6 years suggests that they may be more common than previously known and that with an increasing use of imaging, they may be identified more often in the future.
Remer
Erick M
EM
Division of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., A21, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Motta-Ramirez
Gaspar A
GA
Henderson
J Michael
JM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies