Abstract
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 malformation. We herein describe the case and echocardiographic, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging findings of a transgender individual, with this anomaly detected incidentally during adulthood.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 524-527 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Echocardiography |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 16 Feb 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 The Authors. Echocardiography published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Keywords
- Abernethy malformation
- CT
- echocardiography
- MR
- portal vein