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Two neonates with congenital duodenal obstruction caused by a preduodenal portal vein (PVP) combined with situs inversus abdominalis are presented. In one case the diagnosis was suspected antenatally on ultrasound. In both cases a side-to-side duodenojejunostomy was performed as a procedure of choice. The potential hazards of PVP are pointed out.
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Koltai, J.L., Ohama, K. & Schmidt, W. Preduodenal portal vein and situs inversus abdominalis in neonates. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 518–519 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179458
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