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Newest firstThis case report presents a rare incidental finding of a double portal system in a patient, discovered during an abdominal imaging study before undertaking surgical treatment for common bile duct (CBD) stones. The report provides a detailed account of the anatomical features of the double portal system observed in the patient. The clinical implications of this finding are significant, as it necessitates careful co…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Portal hypertensive biliopathy (PHB) was caused by anatomical and functional abnormalities in the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts secondary to portal hypertension. Currently, there is no consensus regarding to the optimal treatment for PHB. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is the treatment choice for the management of symptomatic PHB, however, it could be very difficult in p…
Background/aim To retrospectively assess the accuracy of intravenous (IV) contrast-enhanced multidetector CT (MDCT) in choledocholithiasis detectability, in the presence and absence of positive intraduodenal contrast. Patients and methods Over a 3-year period, patients in whom endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed within a week from a portovenous (PV)-enhanced abdominal CT were identi…