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[A rare mesentericocaval shunt in a case of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency].
Der Radiologe - 1 Jan 1990
Arenander H, Rödl W
Abstract excerpt
We report the rare case of a 27-year-old man with decompensated cirrhosis of the liver caused by a deficiency of alpha-1-antitrypsin. The patient was scheduled for liver transplantation. Diagnostic procedures prior to surgery revealed an unusual hepatofugal collateral channel with a marked mesenterico-, lieno-, and renocaval shunt. Since the liver cirrhosis had already been manifest during early infancy, this...
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