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Fig. 3 | Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Fig. 3

From: Assessment of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients: accuracy of multi-detector computed tomography

Fig. 3

A 66-year-old male with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. MDCT portal phase axial images showed esophageal varices (white arrow, a), para esophageal varices (yellow arrow, a), and perisplenic collaterals (white arrow, b). Coronal images (ce) showed dilated main portal vein (c), dilated main coronary vein which communicating gastric veins with main portal vein (yellow arrow, d), and dilated lienorenal collateral which connect splenic vein with left renal vein (yellow arrow, e). 3D volume rendering image showed PUV (arrow, f) which communicates the sub-cutaneous veins of the anterior abdominal wall with the LT portal vein. UGIT endoscopy confirmed grade III EVs. One month later, patient experienced UGIT bleeding and received endoscopic variceal ligation

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