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Anomalous venous connections involving the portal system

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Five cases representing four different venous anomalies involving the portal system are described. The clinical importance of these anomalies, especially in patients with portal hypertension, is stressed.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, S-221 85, Sweden

    W. Reichardt M.D.

  2. Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

    G. H. Bützow

  3. Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, FRG

    W. Erbe

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Reichardt, W., Bützow, G.H. & Erbe, W. Anomalous venous connections involving the portal system. Cardiovasc Radiol 2, 41–46 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552016

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