Congenital Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts

Lee, Woong Hee; Kim, Young Tong; Jou, Sung Shick; Shin, Hyeong Cheol

doi:10.3348/jkrs.2008.59.6.405

J Korean Radiol Soc. 2008 Dec;59(6):405-409. Korean.
Published online Dec 31, 2008.
https://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2008.59.6.405

Case Report

Congenital Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts

Woong Hee Lee, M.D., Young Tong Kim, M.D., Sung Shick Jou, M.D. and Hyeong Cheol Shin, M.D.

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- Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
Address reprint requests to : Young Tong Kim, M.D., Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University 23-20 Bongmyung-dong, Cheonan 330-721, Korea. Tel. 82-41-570-3515, Fax. 82-41-579-9026, Email: ytokim@schch.co.kr

Abstract

Intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are an anomalous connection between the portal vein and hepatic vein/IVC, which may be either congenital or acquired secondary to liver cirrhosis or portal hypertension. Cases of congenital intrahepatic shunts are usually encountered in children and may spontaneously resolve. We report 5 cases of congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in neonates and an adult.

Keywords

Portosystemic shunt; surgical