| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9252730 | Hepatology Research | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We experienced a girl with congenital absence of the portal vein. She was examined by computed tomography (CT), three-dimensional computed tomographic angiography (3DCTA), digital subtraction angiography and liver biopsy. Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver was detected, presumably due to an abnormal hepatocellular response to absent portal flow. 3DCTA showed that the splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein joined to form a common trunk, which directly entered the right atrium. 3DCTA may be a valuable noninvasive tool for identifying portal malformations.
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Authors
Keiji Tsuji, Kunio Naoki, Yoshiro Tachiyama, Akira Fukumoto, Yuki Ishida, Takayasu Kuwabara, Tomonori Sumida, Masana Tatsugami, Shinji Nagata, Hiroaki Ohgoshi, Sanshiro Uraki, Tohru Hidaka, Yukio Akagi, Masahiro Ishine, Shuji Saeki, Kazuaki Chayama,