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. 2022 Jan 26;7(4):138-139.
doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2021.12.010. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Intrahepatic aneurysmal portosystemic venous shunt diagnosed on EUS

Mehdi Mohamadnejad  1 , Mohammad Al-Haddad  2
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Intrahepatic aneurysmal portosystemic venous shunt diagnosed on EUS

Mehdi Mohamadnejad et al. VideoGIE. .

Abstract

Video 1EUS demonstration of aneurysmal intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt.

Keywords: PV, portal vein.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Abdominal CT scan showing an enhancing mass lesion (white arrow) in the left lobe of the liver.
Figure 2
Figure 2
EUS images showing hepatic vein (red arrow), the umbilical portion of the left portal vein (yellow arrow), and aneurysmally dilated communicating vessel (white arrow) between the hepatic artery and portal vein. A, Regular EUS image. B, Color Doppler EUS image showing blood flow in the vessels.
Figure 3
Figure 3
EUS image showing ligamentum venosum (white arrow) attaching to the umbilical portion of the left portal vein (yellow arrow) and suprahepatic inferior vena cava (red arrow).
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