Clinical Case Reports (Jan 2021)

A large asymptomatic portal vein aneurysm in an old man

  • Andrea Schilardi,
  • Alessandro Ciavarella,
  • Mariangela Carbone,
  • Gianfranco Antonica,
  • Elsa Berardi,
  • Carlo Sabbà

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3365
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 15 – 18

Abstract

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Abstract Ultrasound (US) is a useful tool in diagnosis and follow‐up of portal vein aneurysms (PVA). In the absence of international surgical guidelines on PVAs, US can be effectively used in follow‐up of asymptomatic patients not suitable for surgery.

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