Anomalous duplication of the portal vein with prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Sho Kitagawa
- Source
- Journal of Rural Medicine. 2022, 17(4):259
- Subject
- anatomic variant
duplication of the portal vein
portal vein
prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1880-487X
1880-4888
Patient: A 40-year-old man with portal vein duplication. One portal vein is derived from the superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein and enters the caudate lobe of the liver. Another portal vein, known as the prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein, is derived from the superior mesenteric vein and courses anterior to the pancreas and posterior to the duodenum.