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01-08-2006 | Anatomic Variations

Pericardiacophrenic shunt: imaging finding of rare splenosystemic collateral. Case report

Authors: Ramazan Kutlu, Alpay Alkan, Ahmet Sigirci

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 4/2006

Abstract

Portosystemic collaterals are the natural consequence of portal hypertension. These collaterals can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. Apart from the usual sites, they can develop in some unusual and rare locations. In this report, imaging findings of an unusual venous collateral pathway between spleen and left subclavian vein in a 30-year-old female patient with cirrhosis and portal hypertension are presented.

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Title: Pericardiacophrenic shunt: imaging finding of rare splenosystemic collateral. Case report
Authors: Ramazan Kutlu
Alpay Alkan
Ahmet Sigirci
Publication date: 01-08-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 4/2006
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-006-0116-x

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Pericardiacophrenic shunt: imaging finding of rare splenosystemic collateral. Case report

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