Abstract
Varices of the gallbladder were demonstrated angiographically in four patients. One patient who had had a mesocaval shunt developed gallbladder varices as a result of hepatoportal shunting. Three patients had gallbladder varices owing to collateral circulation from portal vein occlusion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 247-250 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1984 |
Keywords
- Portal hypertension, collateral
- Portal vein, occlusion
- Varices gallbladder
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine