Abstract
The authors report a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt detected by angiography in a young patient with acute onset of hyperammoniemia and hepatic encephalopathy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Review
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Comment
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Ammonia / blood
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Digestive System Fistula / complications
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Digestive System Fistula / congenital*
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Digestive System Fistula / diagnosis
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Digestive System Fistula / therapy
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Echocardiography, Doppler
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hepatic Encephalopathy / diagnosis
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Hepatic Encephalopathy / etiology*
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Hepatic Encephalopathy / therapy
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Hepatic Veins / abnormalities*
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Hepatic Veins / diagnostic imaging
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Hepatic Veins / pathology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Male
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Portal Vein / abnormalities*
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Portal Vein / diagnostic imaging
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Portal Vein / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome