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A huge intrahepatic portal vein aneurysm

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Portal vein aneurysm is an unusual vascular abnormality. We report a rare case of a huge intrahepatic portal vein aneurysm at the umbilical portion with hepatic encephalopathy. Abdominal contrast-enhanced dynamic computed tomography and angiography clearly showed a well-circumscribed, 50-9 40-mm portal vein aneurysm at the umbilical portion with portohepatic venous shunt. To our knowledge, this is the largest intrahepatic portal vein aneurysm ever reported.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Otsu Municipal Hospital, 2-9-9-Motomiya, Otsu, Shiga, 520-0804, Japan

    T. Kaido

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Otsu Municipal Hospital, 2-9-9-Motomiya, Otsu, Shiga, 520-0804, Japan

    A. Taii & T. Nakajima

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Kaido, T., Taii, A. & Nakajima, T. A huge intrahepatic portal vein aneurysm. Abdominal Imaging 30, 69–70 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-004-0203-6

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