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. 2021 Jan 12;5:1. doi: 10.1186/s41747-020-00197-8

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Fig 1 — A 67-year-old female with gastric varices and hepatic encephalopathy. Volume rendering images, anterior aspect. a Early image depicts the splenic vein (white arrow) and left gastric vein (asterisk). b Mid-phase image additionally depicts the portal vein (green arrow), retro gastric vein (double asterisk), and short gastric vein (triple asterisk). c Late image depicts gastric varices (white arrowhead) and gastrorenal shunt (gray arrowhead) behind the splenic vein. The red, blue, yellow, and orange arrows indicate the superior mesenteric vein, inferior vena cava, left renal vein, and right renal vein, respectively. The portosystemic shunt (double dagger) is composed of afferent veins (left gastric, retro gastric, and short gastric veins) and an efferent vein (gastrorenal shunt)