The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 1 , Pages 15-22 , July 2010

Analysis of anatomic variants of mesenteric veins by 3-dimensional portography using multidetector-row computed tomography

  • Takanori Sakaguchi, M.D.

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-53-435-2279; fax: +81-53-435-2273
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  • Shohachi Suzuki, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, Iwata City Hospital, Iwata, Japan
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  • Yoshifumi Morita, M.D.

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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  • Kosuke Oishi, M.D.

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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  • Atsushi Suzuki, M.D.

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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  • Kazuhiko Fukumoto, M.D.

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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  • Keisuke Inaba, M.D.

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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  • Kinji Kamiya, M.D.

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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  • Manabu Ota, M.D.

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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  • Tomohiko Setoguchi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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  • Yasuo Takehara, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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  • Hatsuko Nasu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Iwata City Hospital, Iwata, Japan
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  • Satoshi Nakamura, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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  • Hiroyuki Konno, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan

Received 20 May 2009 ,Revised 28 May 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00519-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.017

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 1 , Pages 15-22 , July 2010

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