Congenital absence of portal vein presenting as hepatopulmonary syndrome

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 72-75

  Cheung, K M ^a   Lee, C Y ^a   Wong, C T ^a   Chan, A K H ^a  

^a Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Absence of portal vein; Children; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Portal vein; Portosystemic shunt

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF PORTAL VEIN; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLENIC VEIN; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN; SYMPTOM; VEIN MALFORMATION;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; PORTAL VEIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 13544265474     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00542.x     Document Type: Review

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