Ductal paucity and Warkany syndrome in a patient with congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt

World J Hepatol. 2014 May 27;6(5):358-62. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v6.i5.358.

Abstract

An eleven-year-old clinically dysmorphic and developmentally retarded male child presenting with complaints of 5 episodes of recurrent cholestatic jaundice since 3 years of age was evaluated. Imaging revealed features consistent with congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt (Abernethy type 1b), multiple regenerative liver nodules and intrahepatic biliary radical dilatation. The presence of ductal paucity and trisomy 8 were confirmed on liver biopsy and karyotyping. The explanation for unusual and previously unreported features in the present case has been proposed.

Keywords: Congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt; Ductal paucity; Trisomy 8; Warkany syndrome.

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