Portal venous system aneurysms: report of five cases

Until recently aneurysms in the portal venous system were considered to be very rare lesions. This opinion has largely been changed by the increasing number of cases reported in recent years. In this paper we report the cases of five patients with portal venous system aneurysms, including one with s...

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Published in:	Journal of ultrasound in medicine Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 417 - 422
Main Authors:	Ozbek, S. S, Killi, M. R, Pourbagher, M. A, Parildar, M, Katranci, N, Solak, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Laurel, MD Am inst Ulrrasound Med 01-06-1999 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Aneurysm - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Blood Flow Velocity Blood vessels Computerized tomography Digestive system. Abdomen Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Male Medical imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Noninvasive medical procedures Other diseases. Semiology Portal Vein - diagnostic imaging Portography Retrospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonic investigative techniques Ultrasonography, Doppler Sonography Portal circulation Doppler ultrasound study Human Radiodiagnosis Aneurysm Cardiovascular disease Hepatic disease Venous disease Vascular disease Case study Digestive diseases Medical imagery Computerized axial tomography Diagnosis Vein
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Summary:	Until recently aneurysms in the portal venous system were considered to be very rare lesions. This opinion has largely been changed by the increasing number of cases reported in recent years. In this paper we report the cases of five patients with portal venous system aneurysms, including one with splenic vein aneurysm. One patient had associated portal hypertension. The reexamination of two patients 2 years later showed no change in the aneurysms. The sonographic features and related literature are reviewed. In the light of this series and the information in the literature, we recommend that portal venous system aneurysms should no longer be considered exceptionally rare entities.
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ISSN:	0278-4297 1550-9613
DOI:	10.7863/jum.1999.18.6.417