[Intrahepatic portocaval shunt: review of the literature, apropos of 1 case].
We report a case of portal-hepatic shunt which was detected fortuitously by ultrasonography in a 66-year-old patient. This abnormality, mainly described in cirrhotic liver and rarely in healthy liver, is usually revealed by hepatic encephalopathy or glycoregulation disorders. We propose a diagnostic and therapeutic approach based on a review of the literature.
Villar
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Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive et INSERM U 519, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Rouen.
Goria
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O
Hervé
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Lestrat
J P
JP
Perrot
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S
Scotté
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D000368:Aged; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*