Title: Detection of Cavernous transformation of the portal vein
in a 22-year-old male with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia by
Abdominal Duplex Ultrasonography. A Case Report.
Running Head : Sonographic detection of Cavernous transformation
of the portal vein
Authors : Joseph Arkorful1,2, Theophilus Kofi
Adu – Bredu2,3, Obed Otoo2.
- University Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
- Department of Medical Diagnostics, College of Health Sciences, Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Corresponding Author : Joseph Arkorful. Postal Address: P.O. Box
UP 1717, K.N.U.S.T – Kumasi. Tel: +233540604576 Email:
josepharkorful@hotmail.com