Friend or Foe? Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunts in Cirrhosis—Current Understanding and Future Prospects

<div>Coronal-oblique MIP images from three different patients (a–c) depicting mesocaval shunts (arrowheads). Afferent vessel for shunt shown in (a) is inferior mesenteric vein while feeder for shunts shown in (b) and (c) is superior mesenteric vein. <i>Note.</i> The presence of ascites (asterisk) in (a).</div>

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Figure 4: Friend or Foe? Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunts in Cirrhosis—Current Understanding and Future Prospects 