J Korean Soc Ultrasound Med.  2009 Jun;28(2):127-130.

Intrahepatic Portosystemic Venous Shunt Presenting as a Cystic Mass in a Patient without Liver Cirrhosis: A Case Report

• Kim JH
• Jeon YS
• Cho SG
• Lee KH

Abstract

Intrahepatic portosystemic shunt is a rare disease that requires an accurate diagnosis because the lesion may be associated with hepatic encephalopathy and an invasive and expansive examination might be unnecessarily conducted. A cystic mass on an ultrasound examination in a patient without liver cirrhosis was diagnosed as an intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt by using color Doppler imaging and computed tomography. We report here on the radiologic features of a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt in a noncirrhotic liver.

Keyword

Portosystemic venous shunt, Intraheaptic shunt, Liver, US; Liver, CT

MeSH Terms

Hepatic Encephalopathy
Humans
Liver
Liver Cirrhosis
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
Rare Diseases