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Fig. 1 | BMC Gastroenterology

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From: A new variant of Abernethy malformation treated by transhepatic interventional closure: a case report

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a CT reconstruction (ap-view) showing the shunt vein (star) connecting the portal vein (PV) to the right lower pulmonary vein (arrow). SV: splenic vein, SMV: superior mesenteric vein, LGV: left gastric vein, LA: left atrium. b CT reconstruction (pa-view) showing the shunt vein (star) connecting the portal vein (PV) to the right lower pulmonary vein (arrow). SV: splenic vein, SMV: superior mesenteric vein; LGV: left gastric vein, LA: left atrium. c Angiography confirming the anastomosis (arrow) of the shunt vein to the right lower pulmonary vein, which opens into the left atrium. d Transhepatic access of the portopulmonary connection. Angiography showing the shunt vein extending from the portal vein (star) toward the inferior pulmonary vein (arrow); left gastric vein (circle)

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