title: Splenic infarction in a child with portal hypertension secondary to biliary atresia.
abstract: The authors describe for the first time a case of splenic infarction in a 7-year-old boy with portal hypertension and biliary cirrhosis secondary to biliary atresia. This rare complication may cause serious acceleration of chronic liver failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Momoya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makino
mesh_terms: D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology*; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000209:etiology*