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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2005; 11(47): 7515-7519
Published online Dec 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7515
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Figure 2 Case 5, a 53-year-old woman. (A) Angiographic findings (conventional arterial portography) the short gastric vein and the posterior gastric vein were revealed as inflowing, and the gastrorenal shunt and left inferior phrenic vein as outflowing. (B) Using CT-MIP, clear images of gastric varices were obtained. (C) CT-MIP 1 wk after the treatment revealed disappearance of the gastrorenal shunt.