title: Hepatic nodules associated with an inferior mesentric arteriovenous malformation.
abstract: Splanchnic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare condition in which patients present with portal hypertension, which thus causes bleeding varices and ascites. However, to our knowledge, hepatic nodules associated with splanchnic AVM have not yet been described. We herein first report the case of a 78-year-old man with inferior mesenteric AVM presenting with portal hypertension and multiple hepatic nodules dominantly supplied by the portal vein. This unique case not only extends the spectrum of hepatic nodules resulting from abnormal hepatic circulation, but also provides clues for better understanding the etiology of hepatic nodules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kobe City General Hospital, Japan. takaken@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kashida
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kudo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed