A case of incomplete duplication of the portal vein associated with multiple congenital anomalies

Tamaki Ichikawa, MD, PhD; Shunro Matsumoto, MD, PhD; Takakiyo Nomura, MD, PhD; Hiroshi Yamamuro, MD, PhD; Kota Tsuruya, MD, PhD; Tatehiro Kawaga, MD, PhD; Seiichiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD; Jun Hashimoto, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Aug 2023)

A case of incomplete duplication of the portal vein associated with multiple congenital anomalies

Tamaki Ichikawa, MD, PhD,
Shunro Matsumoto, MD, PhD,
Takakiyo Nomura, MD, PhD,
Hiroshi Yamamuro, MD, PhD,
Kota Tsuruya, MD, PhD,
Tatehiro Kawaga, MD, PhD,
Seiichiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD,
Jun Hashimoto, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Tamaki Ichikawa, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 159-1193, Japan; Corresponding author.
Shunro Matsumoto, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Oita City Medical Association's Almeida Hospital, Oita, Japan
Takakiyo Nomura, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 159-1193, Japan
Hiroshi Yamamuro, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 159-1193, Japan
Kota Tsuruya, MD, PhD: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Tatehiro Kawaga, MD, PhD: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Seiichiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Jun Hashimoto, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 159-1193, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 8
pp. 2785 – 2789

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Double portal veins are a duplication of the portal vein and normal portal vein with an accessory portal vein. We report a case of a 63-year-old asymptomatic female with double portal veins. There was fat accumulation observed in the area which was supplied by the first portal vein in normal position, and fatty sparing of the liver was observed in the area which was supplied by the second portal vein in the preduodenal position. The 2 portal veins were equal in size. Furthermore, the patient presented with multiple congenital anomalies, including double inferior vena cava, splenic lobulation, and accessory liver lobe. Therefore, double portal veins in our case were thought to be an incomplete duplication of the portal vein with multiple congenital anomalies.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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