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SUBMITTER: El-Medany AY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9304201 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
El-Medany Ahmed Y AY Rego Gui G Williams Matthew M Lyen Stephen S Turner Mark M
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 20220216 3
Abernethy malformation, or congenital extrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt, is a rare anomaly involving the portal venous system. Despite its rarity, it is increasingly being reported, and therefore, it is important to diagnose given the potential adverse clinical consequences if left untreated. It has a spectrum of presentations, ranging from complete lack of symptoms, to causing hepatic carcinoma, hepatic encephalopathy, severe pulmonary hypertension, and diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous mal ...[more]