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KMID : 1103720080580020155
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2008 Volume.58 No. 2 p.155 ~ p.158
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Congenital Absence of the Portal Vein in an Adult Man Presenting with Portosystemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report
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Kim Kum-Rae
Kim Jea-Woon
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Abstract
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Congenital absence of the portal vein is a rare anomaly in which diverse types of congenital portosystemic shunts are present. In this report, we describe this rare anomaly of a portosystemic shunt between the inferior mesenteric vein and left internal iliac vein, in a middle-aged man presenting with portosystemic encephalopathy.
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KEYWORD
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Portal Vein, Computed tomography(CT), Magnetic resonance(MR)
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