A Case of Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater with Anomaly of the Portal Venous System: Prepancreatic Postduodenal Portal Vein

• Published in: The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 275 - 280
• Main Authors: Shimizu, Dai, Fujii, Tsutomu, Suenaga, Masaya, Niwa, Yukiko, Okumura, Norio, Kanda, Mitsuro, Yamada, Suguru, Takeda, Shin, Kodera, Yasuhiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery 01.05.2014
• Subjects: anomaly of the portal vein; pancreatoduodenectomy; prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein

Prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein is a very rare anomaly, having only 10 reported cases including our case. We report a surgical case of carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater with a prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein. An 85-year-old woman was admitted for treatment of carcinoma of the ampulla o...