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SUBMITTER: Sarma MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7132017 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sarma Moinak Sen MS Ravindranath Aathira A
Journal of clinical and translational hepatology 20200129 1
Portal cavernoma cholangiopathy (PCC) is one of the most harrowing complications of extrahepatic portal venous obstruction, as it determines the long-term hepatobiliary outcome. Although symptomatic PCC is rare in children, asymptomatic PCC is as common as that in adults. However, there are major gaps in the literature with regard to the best imaging strategy and management modality in children. Moreover, natural history of PCC and effect of portosystemic shunt surgeries in children are unclear. ...[more]