Sena Higashi, Tasuku Nakabori, Kaori Mukai, Yusuke Seiki, Ko Watsuji, Takeru Hirao, Yasuharu Kawamoto, Makiko Urabe, Yugo Kai, Ryoji Takada, Takuo Yamai, Kenji Ikezawa, Hiroyuki Uehara, Kazuyoshi Ohkawa
INTRODUCTION: Portal vein aneurysm (PVA) is a rare saccular or fusiform portal vein dilatation. The management and optimal treatment of PVA remain unknown. CASE PRESENTATION: A 53-year-old man with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was diagnosed with PVA measuring 28 mm in diameter. Under observation, his liver fibrosis progressed, and the PVA diameter gradually increased to 52 mm. The patient was treated with elbasvir-grazoprevir for 12 weeks, and HCV disappeared...
2024: Case Reports in Gastroenterology