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Arterioportal fistula requiring liver transplantation

✍ Scribed by Jeffrey D. Duman; Stephen P. Johnson; James F. Trotter

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
97 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
1527-6465

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✦ Synopsis

Arterioportal fistula (APF) is an uncommon cause of portal hypertension. We report a case of APF that first came to clinical attention more than 40 years after the inciting event (a liver biopsy), when the patient developed refractory ascites.

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