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Ultrasound diagnosis of congenital intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt

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There are few radiologic descriptions of intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunts and all in adults. A case is reported of a newborn where the diagnosis of shunt was made with color Doppler and where the shunt resolved spontaneously at one year of age. Proposed etiologies for intrahepatic portovenous shunts are discussed.

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  1. A. A. Jabra M.D.

    Present address: Division of Pediatric Imaging, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA

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  1. Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Jabra, A.A., Taylor, G.A. Ultrasound diagnosis of congenital intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt. Pediatr Radiol 21, 529–530 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011734

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