Items tagged “portal vein”
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Portal vein thrombosis
Portal vein thrombosis may be seen in a variety of clinical contexts, and when acute can be a life-threatening condition. It is a major cause of non-cirrhotic presinusoidal portal hypertension. Portal vein thrombus may be either bland and/or malignant (i.e. tumour thrombus), and it is a critical...
Case
Cavernous transformation

Diagnosis certain
Published 23 Dec 2009
77% complete
CTUltrasound
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Cavernous transformation of the portal vein
Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) is a sequela of portal vein thrombosis and is the replacement of the normal single channel portal vein with numerous tortuous venous channels.
For a discussion of demographics and presentation, please refer to the article on portal vein thrombo...
Case
Cavernous transformation of the right portal vein branch

Diagnosis certain
Published 15 May 2011
77% complete
MRI
Case
Aneurysm of the portal venous system

Diagnosis certain
Published 29 Apr 2013
86% complete
CT
Case
Portal hypertension with caput medusae

Diagnosis almost certain
Published 29 Apr 2013
64% complete
CTPhoto
Case
Portal vein embolisation

Diagnosis certain
Published 06 Apr 2015
97% complete
DSA (angiography)
Case
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return: infracardiac

Diagnosis certain
Published 15 May 2017
86% complete
CTDSA (angiography)
Case
Portal and superior mesenteric vein aneurysms

Diagnosis certain
Published 12 Feb 2016
89% complete
CT
Case
Cavernous transformation of the portal vein

Diagnosis certain
Published 02 May 2017
92% complete
CT
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Congenital portosystemic shunt
Congenital portosystemic shunts are rare anatomical abnormalities linked to abnormal embryological venous development. They can be extrahepatic or intrahepatic. In either case, the underlying abnormality is shunting of blood from the portal venous system to the systemic venous system thus avoid...
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Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt classification
This congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt classification was proposed by Park et al. in 1990 1:
type 1: single large vessel of constant diameter connecting the right portal vein to the Inferior vena cava
type 2: localised, peripheral shunt with one or more communications in a single hep...
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Congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt classification
This congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt classification was proposed by Morgan and Superina in 1994 1:
type 1: complete diversion of portal blood into the Inferior vena cava with congenital absence of the portal vein
1a: superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein do not join to form a c...
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Portosystemic shunt ratio
The portosystemic shunt ratio is a measure performed using ultrasound to quantify the abnormal flow of portal venous blood that is shunted away from the hepatic sinusoidal circulation in the context of a congenital portosystemic shunt 1.
Ultrasound
The ratio is determined using the following e...