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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 16
| Issue : 1 | Page : 21-23 |
Abernethy malformation with portal vein aneurysm in a child
Sheragaru H Chandrashekhara1, Ashu Seith Bhalla1, Arun Kumar Gupta1, CS Vikash1, Susheel Kumar Kabra2
1 Department of Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Ashu Seith Bhalla
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.74517
Abernethy malformation is an extremely rare anomaly of the splanchnic venous system. We describe multidetector computed tomography findings of an incidentally detected Abernethy malformation with portal vein aneurysm in a two-and-half-year old child. The computed tomography scan was performed for the evaluation of respiratory distress, poor growth, and loss of appetite.
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