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Prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Naeem Goussous, Steven C. Cunningham

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

Background

Prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein is extremely rare, with only 13 cases reported in the literature.

Case presentation

A 55-year-old white woman presented to our emergency department with abdominal pain. She underwent a computed tomography of her abdomen, which showed a portal vein coursing anterolaterally to her pancreas and posteriorly to the first portion of her duodenum, constituting a prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein. Imaging revealed choledocholithiasis, requiring endoscopic sphincterotomy, but due to a history of a gastric bypass procedure, she was lost to follow-up after being referred to an advanced endoscopist. This represents the 14th reported case of prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein.

Conclusions

Awareness of this rare anomaly is paramount, and will help surgeons and interventional radiologists to avoid complications related to inadvertent injury to the portal vein, which could be life-threatening.

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Title: Prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein: a case report and review of the literature
Authors: Naeem Goussous
Steven C. Cunningham
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1165-3

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Case presentation

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