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Cavernous hemangioma with arterioportal and portosystemic shunts: precise diagnosis with dynamic multidetector computed tomography imaging

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Cavernous hemangiomas with shunt formations have been a recently recognized entity. Arterioportal (AP) shunts with cavernous hemangiomas have been described. However, a combination of AP and portosystemic (PS) shunts causing portal hypertension has not been previously demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) imaging. In this study, we report an atypical cavernous hemangioma associated with portal hypertension. Cavernous hemangioma with AP and PS shunts formations was precisely demonstrated with dynamic multidetector CT imaging.

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  1. Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

    Koray Hekimoglu

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey

    Yucel Ustundag

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Hekimoglu, K., Ustundag, Y. Cavernous hemangioma with arterioportal and portosystemic shunts: precise diagnosis with dynamic multidetector computed tomography imaging. Abdom Imaging 35, 328–331 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-009-9523-x

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