A Case of Portal Venous Aneurysm and a Review of the Literature

Jonathan Jimenez DO¹, Michaela Knaggs², Wesley High DO¹ and Kelly Shortridge DO^1,

¹General Surgery, Mountain Vista Medical Center, Mesa, AZ, USA

²College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA

Cite this paper

Jonathan Jimenez DO, Michaela Knaggs, Wesley High DO and Kelly Shortridge DO. A Case of Portal Venous Aneurysm and a Review of the Literature. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021; 9(8):389-393. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-9-8-2

Abstract

This is a case of a portal vein aneurysm and the presentation of symptoms. There are currently less than 200 cases documented in English literature. The focus of this report is to detail the presentation of symptoms as well as to discuss appropriate work up and management of portal vein aneurysms. Unfortunately, this patient left against medical advice prior to further work up of his aneurysm.

Keywords

portal vein aneurysm, surgical intervention, aneurysm

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