Abstract
We report a functioning ductus venosus with hypoplasia of the right hepatoportal system in a 2-year-old child born with asymmetric intra-uterine growth retardation. Postprandial galactosaemia and hyperammonaemia were clues to diagnosis of portal-systemic shunt through the patent ductus venosus, which was confirmed by ultrasonography and angiography.
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Abbreviations
- AST:
-
asparate aminotransferase
- IUGR:
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intra-uterine growth retardation
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Maisawa, S., Takasago, Y., Oyake, Y. et al. Patent ductus venosus with hypoplastic right hepatoportal system in a young child born with asymmetric intra-uterine growth retardation. Eur J Pediatr 151, 569–571 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957722
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