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Case Reports
. 2007 Apr;3(4):296-8.

Portal vein aneurysm: case report and review of the literature

Shazia A Rafiq  1 , Michael D Sitrin
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Case Reports

Portal vein aneurysm: case report and review of the literature

Shazia A Rafiq et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2007 Apr.
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Figure 1
Contrast computed tomography showing a 6-cm aneurysm of the main portal vein.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Abdominal ultrasound with Doppler demonstrating the portal vein aneurysm as an anechoic lesion with a monophasic, nonpulsatile venous flow pattern.
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