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Ann Hepatol 2012; 11 (2)
Portal vein aneurysm: is it an incidental finding only?
Vyas S, Mahajan D, Singh SM, Duseja A, Khandelwal N
Language: English
References: 5
Page: 263-264
PDF size: 170.76 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Portal vein aneurysms are uncommon incidental imaging findings. They usually do not require any treatment
unless symptomatic. Contrast enhanced CT is the imaging modality of choice for depicting its morphology
and extension.
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