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Thrombosed congenital extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm in an infant

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Extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm is extremely rare in infants. We report an infant with thrombosed congenital extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm demonstrated on US and CT. Follow-up US after 16 months showed complete regression of the portal vein aneurysm.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Beijing Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Yang Wen

  2. Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asanbyeongwon-gil 86, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, South Korea

    Hyun Woo Goo

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Wen, Y., Goo, H.W. Thrombosed congenital extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm in an infant. Pediatr Radiol 42, 374–376 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2185-1

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