Type II Abernethy malformation in an adult male patient—a rare and reversible cause of pulmonary hypertension: a case report with review of literature

Type II Abernethy malformation in an adult male patient—a rare and reversible cause of pulmonary hypertension: a case report with review of literature

Abstract Background Co-occurrence of Type II Abernethy malformation (AM) with Type 1 pulmonary hypertension (PH) is extremely rare. In these patients, management of AM leads to reversal of PH. Case presentation We report a case of 24-year-old male that presented with fever and dyspnea of insidious-o...

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Main Authors: Arjun Agarwal, Durvesh Bhangale, Vinayak M. Sawardekar, Srikar Puvvada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-11-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Abernethy malformation
Case report
Congenital
Portal vein
Pulmonary hypertension
Vascular anomaly
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-021-00068-7

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