title: Outcome with surgical repair of extrahepatic portal vein aneurysms.
abstract: Extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm is a rare clinical entity. The two most common locations for aneurysmal formation are at the confluence of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and the splenic vein, and at main portal vein trunk, just above the SMV-splenic vein confluence. In this article, two cases of extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm and their surgical treatment are presented. One is a saccular aneurysm located at the truncus of the portal vein; the other is a fusiform aneurysm at the confluence of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.
authors.affiliation: Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
authors.forename: Shahab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savadkohi
authors.forename: Marwan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abouljoud
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures