title: Congenital intrahepatic porto-systemic venous shunt with galactosemia.
abstract: We report a 51-day-old infant with congenital intrahepatic porto-systemic venous shunt associated with galactosemia, who presented with cholestatic jaundice. He was treated with ursodeoxycholic acid, calcium supplements and galactose-free diet. The child was asymptomatic six weeks later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India. sodhiks@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Kushaljit Singh
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sodhi
authors.forename: Babu Ram
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walia
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005690:Galactose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005693:Galactosemias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid; D005690:Galactose