Successful coil embolization in an infant with congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts.
The authors report the case of a 7-month-old Japanese infant with congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. He had hypergalactosaemia and hyperammonemia at age 1 month. The diagnosis was made by ultrasonography and angiography. Coil embolization was performed successfully, and then hyperammonemia and hypergalactosaemia improved soon after surgery.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, Japan.
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Ikeda
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Sera
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Yoshida
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Izaki
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Uchino
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Endo
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Ohmuraya
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Beppu
D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011168:Portal System / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*