Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 6, 2019; 7(17): 2573-2579
Published online Sep 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i17.2573
Rare spontaneous intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in hepatitis B-induced cirrhosis: A case report
You-Wen Tan, Jian-Hui Sheng, Hui-Ying Tan, Li Sun, Yu-Mei Yin
You-Wen Tan, Jian-Hui Sheng, Hui-Ying Tan, Li Sun, Yu-Mei Yin, Department of Hepatology, The Third Hospital of Zhenjiang Affiliated Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Tan YW, Sheng JH and Tan HY contributed equally to this work. Tan YW and Sheng JH designed the research; Tan HY, Sun L and Yin YM collected and analyzed the data, and drafted the manuscript; Tan YW and Tan HY wrote and revised the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final version to be published.
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Corresponding author: You-Wen Tan, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of Hepatology, The Third Hospital of Zhenjiang Affiliated Jiangsu University, No. 300, Daijiamen, Runzhou Distinct, Zhenjiang 212003, Jiangsu Province, China. tyw915@sina.com
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Received: March 15, 2019
Peer-review started: March 15, 2019
First decision: July 30, 2019
Revised: August 1, 2019
Accepted: August 20, 2019
Article in press: August 20, 2019
Published online: September 6, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: Here we report a spontaneous intrahepatic portal vein (PV)-inferior vena cava shunt. A 66-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a 20-year history of HBsAg and a 5-year history of cirrhosis. Abdominal ultrasonography and enhanced computed tomography showed that the left branch of the PV was thin and occluded; the right branch of the PV was thick and showed a vermicular dilatation vein cluster in the upper pole of the right kidney that branched out and converged into the inferior vena cava from the bare area of the lower right posterior lobe of the liver.