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Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystolithiasis coinciding with cavernous transformation of the portal vein: report of a case

BACKGROUND: Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) is a rare vascular deformity. It is thought to be secondary to extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction, with formation of serpiginous collateral vessels around the extra-hepatic bile duct, and even the gallbladder. Surgery is difficult bec...

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Autores principales: Shirasu, Takuro, Kawaguchi, Yoneei, Tanaka, Junichiro, Kubota, Yoshiro, Watanabe, Toshiaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3636098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23578019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-13-10