Annals of Pediatric Cardiology (Jan 2021)

Novel transcatheter treatment for staged closure of Abernethy malformation with portal hypoplasia

  • Deepa Sasikumar,
  • Jineesh Valakkada,
  • Harshith Kramadhari,
  • Anoop Ayyappan,
  • Kavasseri M Krishnamoorthy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/apc.APC_189_20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 419 – 421

Abstract

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Portosystemic shunts are rare congenital malformations that come to attention due to various hepatic and extrahepatic manifestations. Management of this malformation is dictated by the presence and adequacy of intrahepatic portal radicals. Staged occlusion of the shunt is recommended in patients with severely hypoplastic portal radicals. We describe a novel transcatheter technique that we improvised for staged occlusion of Abernethy malformation in a 2-year-old girl.

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