Cardiac anomalies in the setting of the Abernethy malformation of the portal vein.
We describe a child with tricuspid atresia associated with a porto-systemic shunt and complete absence of the portal vein, the latter known as the Abernethy malformation. As far as we are aware, this association has not previously been reported. We review the various cardiac defects that have been reported in children with the Abernethy malformation, emphasizing the interesting clinical presentations of this rare malformation of the portal venous system.
Ratnasamy
Christopher
C
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA.
Kurbegov
Amethyst
A
Swaminathan
Sethuraman
S
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D018785:Tricuspid Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis