Blocked mesocaval shunt with protein C deficiency in a child with extrahepatic portal hypertension

Blocked mesocaval shunt with protein C deficiency in a child with extrahepatic portal hypertension

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is an important cause of extrahepatic portal hypertension in children. A majority of children with PVT of unknown etiology have functional protein C deficiency or abnormally elevated levels of anti-cardiolipin antibodies. We present an 8-year-old boy with portal hyperten...

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Main Authors: Nikhil Rao, Ira Shah, Sushmita Bhatnagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University
Subjects:
Mesocaval shunt
portal cavernoma
protein C deficiency
Online Access:http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2016;volume=9;issue=1;spage=85;epage=87;aulast=Rao

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