Three-dimensional computed tomography of portopulmonary venous anastomoses in patients with esophageal varices before treatment

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• 作者：Yasuhiro Matsumoto ; Hisashi Hidaka ; Keiji Matsunaga ; Kousuke Kubota ; Keiko Yamane ; Tomoyoshi Inoue ; Tsutomu Minamino ; Juichi Takada ; Yoshiaki Tanaka ; Yusuke Okuwaki ; Takahide Nakazawa ; Akitaka Shibuya and Wasaburo Koizumi
• 刊名：Hepatology Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：46
• 期：6
• 页码：559-564
• 全文大小：590K
• ISSN：1872-034X

文摘

Portopulmonary venous anastomoses (PPVA) are shunts between esophageal varices and pulmonary veins. Because PPVA can cause serious complications at the time of sclerotherapy for esophageal varices, it is essential to confirm the existence of any PPVA before treatment.