Liver resection for the treatment of a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt

Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2016 Jun;15(3):329-33. doi: 10.1016/s1499-3872(16)60067-x.

Abstract

Intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IPSS) are rare congenital anomalies arising from disordered portal vein embryogenesis. It has been described in both children and adults and may be asymptomatic or be associated with a variety of neurophysiological and pulmonary complications. When recognized, early intervention to occlude the shunt will reverse the associated complications. Literature review reports of surgical and radiological occlusion of the shunt, but due to its rarity, a standard therapeutic protocol has not been established. A case of a 38-year-old woman with abdominal pain and low grade encephalopathy, diagnosed with an IPSS and treated by right hepatectomy was reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Female
  • Hepatectomy*
  • Hepatic Veins / abnormalities
  • Hepatic Veins / diagnostic imaging
  • Hepatic Veins / physiopathology
  • Hepatic Veins / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Circulation
  • Phlebography / methods
  • Portal Vein / abnormalities
  • Portal Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Portal Vein / physiopathology
  • Portal Vein / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular Malformations / physiopathology
  • Vascular Malformations / surgery*