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. 2017 Mar 14;23(10):1735–1746. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1735

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Axial enhanced computed tomography acquired in portal venous phase demonstrates a prominent splenorenal shunt (A, white arrow), left anterior oblique three dimensional computed tomography reconstruction re-demonstrates spontaneous splenorenal shunt draining portal venous blood into the left extra-hilar main renal vein (B). MPV: Main portal vein; SMV: Superior mesenteric vein; IVC: Inferior vena cava; SV: Splenic vein; SRS: Spontaneous splenorenal shunt; MRV: Main renal vein.