Cavernous transformation of the portal vein

Case contributed by Abdallah Al Khateeb
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Thrombophilia?. Recurrent portal vein thrombosis.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Female

There is an abnormal net of vascular channels at the porta hepatis, enhancing on the PV phase only.
Splenic vein is not visualized and the spleen is diffusely non-enhancing / infarcted.

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