title: Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts: Imaging findings and endovascular management.
abstract: We present two cases of congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in which the right portal vein directly communicated with the inferior venacava (IVC) in one patient and with the hepatic vein in the other. Multiple hepatic nodules consistent with focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) were seen in the first patient. The second patient presented with recurrent history of hepatic encephalopathy. Percutaneous transhepatic embolization was performed using coils and Amplatz device following which she completely recovered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Rajsekar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandrasekharan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Sreekumar K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pullara
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Tixon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Nazar Puthukudiyil
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Kader
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moorthy
keywords: Amplatzer device; amplatz vascular occluder device; congenital portosystemic shunts; hepatic encephalopathy; hypertrophied hepatic artery; intrahepatic portosystemic shunts; portal vein hypoplasias