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Successful treatment of an intrahepatic congenital portosystemic shunt causing dysfunction in a pediatric liver transplant graft

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A 5-month-old child developed severe liver dysfunction after a liver transplant with a partial liver graft. Ultrasound examination revealed a communication between the left portal vein and the left hepatic vein, a rare congenital portosystemic shunt. Here we describe the successful management of this shunt with an endovascular closure device. Prompt recognition of the shunt and use of the closure device to occlude the shunt can result in an excellent outcome.

Source: Radiology Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.10.155

Authors: Siobhan Flanagan, Allison Aguado, Srinath Chinnakotla

Institution: University of Minnesota

Language: English

Topic: Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $550