Portal-hepatic venous shunt through a portal aneurysm complicated by hepatic encephalopathy and pulmonary hypertension.
Intern Med
; 36(11): 790-3, 1997 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-9392351
ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of portal-hepatic venous shunt through an enormous portal aneurysm complicated by pulmonary hypertension. A 66-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for hepatic encephalopathy. Chest roentgenography revealed pulmonary hypertension. Computed tomography and ultrasound examination demonstrated a shunt between the portal and hepatic veins through an enormous portal aneurysm. The diagnoses of portal-hepatic venous shunt and pulmonary hypertension were confirmed by hepatic venous catheterization and cardiac catheterization. Pulmonary hypertension might result from the effects of vasoconstrictive agents, which should be metabolized by the liver in normal subjects, passing through the intrahepatic shunt into the lung.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Veia Porta
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Encefalopatia Hepática
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Fístula Vascular
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Veias Hepáticas
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Hipertensão Pulmonar
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Aneurisma
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Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article