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Effective shunt closure for pulmonary hypertension and liver dysfunction in congenital portosystemic venous shunt

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Congenital portosystemic venous shunt (CPSVS) is a rare vascular malformation with a high risk of mortality from pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but the treatment outcome of CPSVS closure remains elusive.… Click to show full abstract

Congenital portosystemic venous shunt (CPSVS) is a rare vascular malformation with a high risk of mortality from pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but the treatment outcome of CPSVS closure remains elusive. Our aim was to investigate the clinical features and establish the optimal management of CPSVS with or without PAH.

Keywords: congenital portosystemic; venous shunt; closure; hypertension; portosystemic venous; shunt

Journal Title: Pediatric Pulmonology
Year Published: 2018

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