title: Extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm after liver transplantation in a child: case report.
abstract: Portal vein aneurysms are very rare and represent <3% of all venous aneurysms. They can be congenital or acquired. Most patients do not have liver disease at diagnosis. Although uncommon, portal vein aneurysm has been described after liver transplant. We report the case of a six-yr-old girl who presented with an aneurysm of the extrahepatic portal vein after segmental liver transplantation. Because the patient was asymptomatic and owing to its extrahepatic location, this aneurysm has been successfully followed by clinical exam and imaging for four yr.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. beatrizmolinares@gmail.com
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Molinares
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Maria Elsy
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sepúlveda
authors.forename: Nora Luz
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Yepes
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peláez
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography