A complex loop with a lateral returning offshoot

A large S-shaped capillary with a smaller lateral loop near its base, beside a simple hairpin capillary.

A large S-shaped capillary with a smaller lateral loop near its base, beside a simple hairpin capillary.
A large S-shaped capillary with a smaller lateral loop near its base, beside a simple hairpin capillary.

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Pattern
Abnormal shapes and ramifications
Author or contributor
Borja Gracia Tello
Hallmarks
Abnormal shapes and ramificationsTortuous capillaries
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Teaching point

Describe whether abnormalities are isolated, repeated, or combined.

Clinical caveat

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