Catalog

Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

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Link to WHO Definition

Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/425778319

Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are rare vascular malformations consisting of an abnormal connection or connections between branches of the portal veins and hepatic veins. There may be single or multiple sites of connection, or via a patent ductus venosus (venous duct).