A 3-year-old boy with congenital absence of the portal vein presenting fasting hypoglycemia and postprandial hyperglycemia with hyperinsulinemia
A 3-year-old boy developed hypoglycemia with convulsions, rectal bleeding and hyperammonemia. Three-dimensional computed tomography scanning revealed the missing main branch of the portal vein, which confirmed the diagnosis of congenital absence of the portal vein (CAPV). Oral glucose tolerance test...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576621002736 |