In 2 patients, the umbilical vein connected to the systemic venous circulation by way of the portalsinus: via an abnormal venous channel from the portal sinus to the right atrium (case 1) and presum-ably via hepatic sinusoids to the hepatic veins (case 2).
Jodie Foster marries Alexandra Hedison in low-key fashion. Jodie Foster married girlfriend Alexandra Hedison over the weekend, her rep has confirmed. Word that the Oscar winner, 51, had quietly wed the 44-year-old photographer first came via E! News, with the Associated Press then confirming the news with Foster's rep.
Her older siblings nicknamed her Jodie, a name she has used in her profession. She started her career at the age of two and made commercials for four years before making her debut as an actress in the TV series Mayberry R.F.D. (1968), on which her brother, Buddy Foster, was a regular.