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Large focal nodular hyperplasia and extrahepatic portosystemic shunt in a male patient: Multi‐modality imaging features
Author(s) -
Kitzing Yu Xuan,
Gallagher James,
Waugh Richard
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2011.02303.x
Subject(s) - medicine , portosystemic shunt , asymptomatic , focal nodular hyperplasia , radiology , shunt (medical) , nodular regenerative hyperplasia , magnetic resonance imaging , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , portal hypertension , pathology , surgery
Summary Congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt is a rare condition that is described mostly in female patients. We report an unusual case of a young adult male patient with type 1 congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt with associated development of a focal nodular hyperplasia on a background of regenerative nodules. With multi‐slice CT utilisation, there is increased detection of portocaval malformation in asymptomatic patients. This congenital variant is clinically significant with associated development of hepatocellular lesions, hepatic dysfunction and/or encephalopathy.