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Cavernous transformation of the portal vein

✍ Scribed by Lucien Leger; P. E. B. Holmes

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1960
Tongue: English
Weight: 472 KB
Volume: 48
Category: Article
ISSN: 0007-1323
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.18004820822

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✦ Synopsis

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, LONDON

CAVERNOUS transformation of the portal vein is a not uncommon finding i n patients with portal hypertension due to extrahepatic portal obstruction. T h e condition was first described clearly by Kobrich in 1903, since when many cases have been recorded, the reviews by Klemperer (1928) and Gibson and Richards (1955) being noteworthy. I t is proposed to record briefly the clinical details of 4 further cases before considering the aetiology, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition.

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