Article
[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 mesent...
Topics
- Adult
- Collateral Circulation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Male
- Mesenteric Veins
- Splenic Vein
- Vena Cava, Inferior
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
