Congenital intrahepatic portocaval shunt associated with trimethylaminuria.

Pediatr Surg Int

Departamento de Cirugia Pediatrica, Hospital Infantil "La Fe" de Valencia, Av. Campanar Ndegrees 21, 46009 Valencia, Spain

Published: March 1997

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A case of congenital portal-systemic shunting due to an intrahepatic connection diagnosed by ultrasound scanning and color Doppler in an 8-month-old girl is reported. She began to manifest trimethylaminuria 3 years later. At 7 years of age, she is asymptomatic without therapeutic measures except for diet. This is the seventh reported case and the third in a child to our knowledge.

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