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Unusual portosystemic collateral penetrating the liver parenchyma

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We present a case of an extremely rare portosystemic collateral pathway which arose from the right intrahepatic portal vein, passed through the liver parenchyma, and terminated into the inferior vena cava. We demonstrate the findings of diagnostic imaging and discuss the etiology of the collateral circulation in this unusual case.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan

    Masumi Kadoya M.D., Tsutomu Takashima, Osamu Matsui, Kiyohide Kitagawa & Shuichi Chohtoh

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Kadoya, M., Takashima, T., Matsui, O. et al. Unusual portosystemic collateral penetrating the liver parenchyma. Gastrointest Radiol 10, 115–118 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01893083

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