The clinical significance of posterior gastric vein in portal hypertension as visualized in portograms

Yong Feng Liu; Xiang Dong Zheng; Takashi Tajiri; Matsuomi Umehara; Kiyohiko Yamashita; Masahiko Onda; Tohru Ohya; Seiichi Hosoi; Tatsuo Kumazaki

doi:10.1272/jnms1923.55.209

Yong Feng Liu, Xiang Dong Zheng, Takashi Tajiri, Matsuomi Umehara, Kiyohiko Yamashita, Masahiko Onda, Tohru Ohya, Seiichi Hosoi, Tatsuo Kumazaki

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Yong Feng Liu
The First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Xiang Dong Zheng
The First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Takashi Tajiri
The First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Matsuomi Umehara
The First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Kiyohiko Yamashita
The First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Masahiko Onda
The First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Tohru Ohya
Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School
Seiichi Hosoi
Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School
Tatsuo Kumazaki
Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School

Keywords: posterior gastric vein, portal hypertension, portography, angiography, divascularization

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1988 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages 209-212

DOI https://doi.org/10.1272/jnms1923.55.209

[Correction] Journal of Nippon Medical School Vol.55 No.3 (1988) pp.e1-e1

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Abstract

The posterior gastric vein was detected angiographically in 94 of 110 patients with portal hypertension (85.5%). The surgical importance of the posterior gastric vein derives from its relatively high incidence, from its being another source of reverse blood flow to the varices, from its having an almost hidden origin from the posterior gastric wall and from the lack of attention to the vessel. The clinical significance of the posterior gastric vein in portal hypertension is emphasized in this article.

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