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

KUTLU R., Alkan A., SIGIRCI A.

SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY, vol.28, no.4, pp.426-428, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00276-006-0116-x
  • Journal Name: SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.426-428
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

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.