Congenital absence of the portal vein (CAPV) is a rare malformation of the mesenteric vasculature in which visceral venous blood bypasses the liver, completely draining into the systemic circulation through a congenital porto-systemic shunt. Liver transplantation has rarely been indicated for patien
Living donor liver transplantation for congenital absence of the portal vein in a child with cardiac failure
โ Scribed by Wataru Sumida; Kenitiro Kaneko; Yukio Ogura; Takahisa Tainaka; Yasuyuki Ono; Takahiko Seo; Tetsuya Kiuchi; Hisami Ando
- Book ID
- 116686073
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 292 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3468
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