Enlarged umbilical vein as a sign of portal hypertension: detection by lateral radiography.

K Nishimura,Kaori Togashi,Kyo Itoh,Yoshihiro Dodo,Shuji Tanada,Yoshihisa Nakano,Kanji Torizuka

Enlarged umbilical vein as a sign of portal hypertension: detection by lateral radiography.

1985

K Nishimura
Kaori Togashi
Kyo Itoh
Yoshihiro Dodo
Shuji Tanada
Yoshihisa Nakano
Kanji Torizuka

An enlarged umbilical vein was detected on lateral chest radiographs of three patients with liver cirrhosis. It appeared as a round or lobulated shadow in fatty tissue of the anterior abdominal wall.

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Radiography
Cirrhosis
Radiology
Abdominal wall
Lateral chest
Portal hypertension
Umbilical vein
Anatomy
Adipose tissue
Medicine

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