[Diagnosis and follow-up of a large intrahepatic portocaval fistula in a newborn].
Portocaval fistulas are rare and only exceptionally discovered in newborns. We report the case of a large portocaval fistula associated with portal hypoperfusion detected at Doppler US imaging in an otherwise asymptomatic 5 week old infant. The patient remained asymptomatic over the following two years. At that time, preoperative angiogram showed a normal portal venous system and the fistula was surgically closed. Postoperative US showed a normal and patent portal system, without evidence of portal hypertension.
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Service d'imagerie médicale, Les cliniques Saint-Joseph, clinique de l'Espérance, rue Saint Nicolas, 447B-4420 Liège, Bruxelles. ahainel@yahoo.com
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Langhendries
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Clapuyt
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Saint Martin
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Sokal
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Reding
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D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging