The congenital porto-caval fistula: A unique presentation and novel intervention

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196-199

  Hoover, Wynton ^a,b   Ackerman, Veda ^a   Schamberger, Marcus ^a   Kumar, Manjusha ^a   Marshalleck, Francis ^a   Hoyer, Mark ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Abernethy malformation; Congenital porto caval fistula; Hemolytic anemia; Hyperammonemia; Portosystemic shunt; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PULMONARY ARTERY; STENTS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR FISTULA; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 39449107513     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20727     Document Type: Article

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