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Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava associated with intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

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Two cases of membranous obstruction of the IVC at hepatic portion associated with intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, which presumably represent the persistent vitelline sinusoids, are presented. The association of these two conditions has not been previously reported and may support the congenital etiology of the membranous obstruction of the IVC. The caval membrane was successfully dilated percutaneously with a balloon catheter in each case.

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  1. Hiromu Mori

    Present address: Department of Radiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 7-1 Sakamoto-machi, 852, Nagasaki, Japan

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  1. Department of Radiology, Nagasaki-Chuou National Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan

    Hiromu Mori & Yuhei Amamoto

  2. Department of Radiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 7-1 Sakamoto-machi, 852, Nagasaki, Japan

    Kuniaki Hayashi

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Mori, H., Hayashi, K. & Amamoto, Y. Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava associated with intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 9, 209–213 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577944

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