Asymptomatic Congenital Splenorenal Shunt in a Noncirrhotic Patient With a Left Adrenal Aldosterone-producing Adenoma

Asymptomatic Congenital Splenorenal Shunt in a Noncirrhotic Patient With a Left Adrenal Aldosterone-producing Adenoma

Portosystemic shunts frequently develop in patients with cirrhosis. However, congenital splenorenal shunts are rare anomalies in people without portal hypertension. Here, we present a case of a venous shunt between the spleen and left renal vein in a 57-year-old man with no history of liver cirrhosi...

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Main Authors: Yi-Ting Lin, Chao-Hsiang Chang, Wen-Chi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-12-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
adrenalectomy
congenital
laparoscopy
portosystemic encephalopathy
splenorenal shunt
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X0970573X

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