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.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has scheduled a meeting with Angelia Jolie to discuss global diplomacy, and he'll write about it on his blog. Tony Bennett officially ended his marriage to Sandra Grant Bennett and married the younger Susan Crow, though Grant is still bitter she didn't marry Joe DiMaggio instead.