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Congenital absence of the portal vein in a child with Turner syndrome.

Noe JA, Pittman HC, Burton EM

Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine-Chattanooga Branch, Erlanger Health System, 375 E. Third St., Chattanooga, TN, 37403, USA, edward.burton@erlanger.org.

Congenital absence of the portal vein (CAPV) is a rare malformation associated with hepatic encephalopathy and liver function abnormalities. We report a case of a 2-year-old with Turner syndrome, CAPV, and congenital heart malformations.

Published 18 May 2006 in Pediatr Radiol, 36(6): 566-8.
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