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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2023; 29(27): 4344-4355
Published online Jul 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i27.4344
Predicting portal venous anomalies by left-sided gallbladder or right-sided ligamentum teres hepatis: A large scale, propensity score-matched study
Hsuan-Yin Lin, Rheun-Chuan Lee, Jyh-Wen Chai, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Yen Chou, Hsuen-En Hwang, Chien An Liu, Nai-Chi Chiu, Ho-Hsian Yen
Hsuan-Yin Lin, Jyh-Wen Chai, Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407219, Taiwan
Rheun-Chuan Lee, Hsuen-En Hwang, Chien An Liu, Nai-Chi Chiu, Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11267, Taiwan
Rheun-Chuan Lee, Hsuen-En Hwang, Chien An Liu, Nai-Chi Chiu, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Chiann-Yi Hsu, Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
Yen Chou, Department of Radiology, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Taipei 24352, Taiwan
Ho-Hsian Yen, Department of Radiology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan
Author contributions: Lin HY and Lee RC contributed to the conception and design; all authors contributed to the administrative support; Lin HY, Lee RC and Chai JW contributed to the provision of study materials or patients; all authors contributed to the collection and assembly of data; Lin HY and Hsu CY contributed to the data analysis and interpretation; Lin HY contributed to the manuscript writing and final approval of manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board I&II of Taichung Veterans General Hospital (Approval No. TCVGH-IRB No. CE22408B).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Hsuan-Yin Lin, MD, Attending Doctor, Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650 Taiwan Boulevard Section 4, Taichung 407219, Taiwan. b101096132@tmu.edu.tw
Received: March 29, 2023
Peer-review started: March 29, 2023
First decision: May 23, 2023
Revised: June 6, 2023
Accepted: July 6, 2023
Article in press: July 6, 2023
Published online: July 21, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Right-sided ligamentum teres (RSLT) is often associated with intrahepatic anomalies. Most studies hypothesis that left-sided gallbladder (LGB) must exist with RSLT. However, our exploration reveals that RSLT doesn't consistently coexist with LGB. Our analysis further suggests that RSLT can predict poral venous anomalies (PVAs) independently while the gallbladder location does not serve as a sufficient predictor. Therefore, operators, interventional radiologists or interventional gastroenterologists should not use the gallbladder location as an alternative of ligamentum teres location for PVAs prediction.