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View larger version (79K):   A 72-year-old woman with a 10-year history of compensated cirrhosis due to hepatitis C infection presented with swelling of the lower leg. Physical examination showed splenomegaly, spider angiomata, and visible tortuous vessels on the abdominal wall. Axial magnetic resonance imaging through the liver (Panel A) showed a connection (arrow) between the umbilical vein (UV) and the left portal vein (LPV), as well as esophageal varices (arrowhead). Coronal T2-weighted imaging (Panel B) showed a recanalized umbilical vein (arrow) coursing in the anterior abdominal wall to the umbilicus. Normally, after interruption of the placental circulation at birth, the umbilical vein collapses . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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