Ultrasonography and 3D-CT Follow-Up of Extrahepatic Portal Vein Aneurysm: A Case Report

Table 1

Summary of the reported cases of portal vein aneurysm in English litelature (including our case).

Sex				Liver disorder
Male		23		positive	21
Female		44	Total 68	negative	45
unknown		1		unknown	2
Age	51.4 (0∼83)			Portal hypertension
				positive	23
				negative	45
Size			Size (cm)	Congenital or acquired
Extrahepatic	67		average	congenital	39
Extra-Intrahepatic	1		4.36 (0.8∼11.5)	acquired	5
				unknown	24
Shape
cyst-form	36		4.20 (0.8∼11.5)
fusiform	22		4.62 (0.8∼8.0)
unknown	11
Symptoms				Past history
Abdominal or back pain	34			hepatitis, liver cirrhosis,  HCC	12
nausea, vomiting	6			esophageal varix	4
hematemesis, melena	3			gallstone,  cholecystectomy	5
fever up	4			hysterectomy	2
jaundice	4			Malignancy (exclude  HCC)	3
liver disorder	1			gastric ulcer	2
indigestion	1			gastrectomy	2
rapture	1			pancreatitis	1
hematuria	1			arthritis	1
abdominal discomfort	1			hypertension	2
splenomegaly	1			diabetes mellitus	1
chorecystitis	1			idiopathic portal  hypertension	1
none	19			hyperammoninemia	1
unknown	1			lower extremity varix	1
	*including overlap			non-chirrhotic portal  fibrosis	1
				schistosomiasis	1
				myocardial infarction	1
				SLE	1
				none	34
				unknown	1
					*including overlap
Tool of diagnosis				Treatment
ultrasonography	48			none	46
CT	43			operation	19
angiography	21			Angiography,  embolization	2
MRI	14			unknown	1
scintigram	2			Clinical course
none	2			good course	58
autopsy	1			dead	7
unknown	1			unknown	3
	*including overlap