PORTAL-VEIN ANEURYSM ASSOCIATED WITH SPLENIC ARTERY ANEURYSM

Portal vein aneurysm is very rare. A case of portal vein aneurysm with out symptoms of portal hypertension is described. Ultrasonography demo nstrated a hypoechoic mass at the isthmic region of the pancreas. Comp uted tomography demonstrated the vascular origin of the mass. Angiogra phy showed a portal vein aneurysm, measuring 3 cm in diameter, at the junction of portal vein trunk and splenic vein. The association with a splenic artery aneurysm and absence of portal hypertension lead us to suggest that our case is congenital. Non-invasive diagnostic methods are useful to recognize the pathology of portal vein aneurysm and prev ent complications especially those related to a possible portal hypert ension.