title: Cruveilhier-Baumgarten disease in a patient with Turner syndrome: case report of a rare indication for liver transplantation.
abstract: Some chromosomal alterations can be associated with vascular abnormalities. For instance, Turner syndrome can be complicated by agenesis or hypoplasia of the portal venous system causing presinusoidal portal hypertension. Liver transplantation to treat this condition overcomes portal hypertension and reconstitutes the diminished hepatic function due to severe atrophy of the portal venous inflow.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. faucejo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aucejo
authors.forename: Zuhaib
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quintini
authors.forename: Dympna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: Bijan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eghtesad
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tuthill
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply; D008102:Liver Circulation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*