Congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt (Abernethy type 2), huge liver mass, and patent ductus arteriosus--a case report of its rare clinical presentation in a young girl.

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The authors report a case of congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt with a hypoplastic portal vein. This type of shunt is called an Abernethy type 2 shunt, where the portal vein and inferior vena cava are connected side to side, and a hypoplastic portal flow exists in the liver parenchyma. This case of a young girl is complicated with a cardiac anomaly and a large hyperplastic nodule in the liver. This...

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