title: Prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein: a rare vascular variant detected on imaging.
abstract: Anomalous preduodenal portal vein is a rare abdominal vascular variant; even rarer is the prepancreatic postduodenal position. We report an anomalous portal vein positioned in between duodenum and pancreatic head detected on contrast enhanced computed tomography. Awareness and accurate radiological interpretation of this unique and rare vascular pattern can prevent inadvertent injury during surgical and radiological interventions.
authors: Department of Radiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, D-1 Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, 110070, India. vishpal33@gmail.com
authors: Vishal Kumar
authors: VK
authors: Jain
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Rajesh
authors: Shorav
authors: S
authors: Bhatnagar
authors: Ankur
authors: A
authors: Dev
authors: Amar
authors: A
authors: Mukund
authors: Ankur
authors: A
authors: Arora
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003287:Contrast Media; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
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