Poo-systemic shunt is not seen in which of the following abdominal structures?
Correct Answer: Spleen
Description: Poosystemic shunts occur at sites where the poal system veins anastomose with systemic veins. These are alternative routes of blood flow during poal obstruction. Spleen is not known to have poosystemic shunts.Ref: Human Anatomy, B D Chaurasia, 4th Edition, Volume 2, Chapter 21, Page 270, 271; Textbook of Anatomy with Colour Atlas, Inderbir Singh, 4th Edition, Chapter 50, Page 689.
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