Fig. 25From: All about portal vein: a pictorial display to anatomy, variants and physiopathologyGastrorenal shunt. MPR image from portal venous phase CT at the level of the left kidney shows a tortuous and high-caliber gastrorenal shunt, running from gastric varices to the left renal vein. Note the increased diameter of the left renal vein downstream shunt confluence, compared to the normal sized left renal vein segment upstreamBack to article page