Surgical Ligation for the Treatment of an Unusual Presentation of Type II Abernethy Malformation

Abernethy malformation is a very rare congenital vascular malformation consisting of diversion of portal blood away from liver, and it is commonly associated with multiple congenital anomalies. Here, we present a case of a male from China with nonspecific abdominal pain associated with an unusual pattern of type II Abernethy malformation, whose was diagnosed with a portosystemic shunt via a giant portal-inferior vena cava fistula (17.22 mm in diameter). The patient underwent a surgical ligation of the portocaval shunt and recovered well.
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research