title: Congenital absence of the portal vein in oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia (Goldenhar syndrome).
abstract: Absence of the portal vein with systemic visceral venous return was demonstrated in an 8-year old girl with oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia (Goldenhar syndrome) during preoperative evaluation of a liver mass. Congenital absence of the portal vein is a rare malformation of potential clinical significance.
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006053:Goldenhar Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008342:Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / Q000150:complications*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014463:Ultrasonography