Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
The authors report a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt detected by angiography in a young patient with acute onset of hyperammoniemia and hepatic encephalopathy.
Florio
F
F
Department of Radiology, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
Nardella
M
M
Balzano
S
S
Giacobbe
A
A
Perri
F
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000641:Ammonia / Q000097:blood; D016154:Digestive System Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000641:Ammonia