Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts: a potential cause for early-onset neonatal cholestasis

Abstract: Cholestasis in the first days of life is uncommon in neonates. Neonatal cholestasis is usually associated with shock, sepsis, alloimmunity, metabolic disorders or biliary obstruction. A congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt results from failed involution of primordial liver vessels during the first days of life. Resulting shunts can lead to hepatic encephalopathy or liver tumors. A congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt should be considered when an alternative explanation cannot be found. In most cases, congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts will involute spontaneously by 1–2 years of age; however, surgical or radiologic closure may be needed.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts: a potential cause for early-onset neonatal cholestasis ; volume:7 ; number:1 ; year:2018 ; extent:4 ; Case reports in perinatal medicine ; 7, Heft 1 (2018) (gesamt 4)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Narang, Radhika ; Patel, Minal ; Tipnis, Neelesh Ajit ; Tipnis, Sajani Matai

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/crpm-2017-0033
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2411121527188.809126355268
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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