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Abernethy Malformation in Children with Focal Liver Lesions

https://doi.org/10.20862/0042-4676-2021-102-3-166-171

Abstract

Abernethy malformation is a congenital disease characterized by complete or partial underdevelopment of the portal vein, leading to the occurrence of congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts. The anomaly with the absence of the portal vein is detected in 80% of cases in childhood. Patients with this pathology are very frequently examined when detecting space-occupying liver lesions and assuming the presence of a vascular abnormality. The paper describes clinical cases of benign focal liver lesions and Abernethy malformation in children.

About the Authors

D. E. Arutyunyants
Petrovskiy National Research Centre of Surgery
Russian Federation

Dana E. Arutyunyants, Postgraduate

Abrikosovskiy pereulok, 2, Moscow, 119991



V. V. Khovrin
Petrovskiy National Research Centre of Surgery
Russian Federation

Valeriy V. Khovrin, Dr. Med. Sc., Chief Researcher

Abrikosovskiy pereulok, 2, Moscow, 119991



T. N. Galyan
Petrovskiy National Research Centre of Surgery
Russian Federation

Tatyana N. Galyan, Cand. Med. Sc., Head of Department of Radiodiagnostics and Computed Tomography

Abrikosovskiy pereulok, 2, Moscow, 119991



A. S. Kulichkin
Petrovskiy National Research Centre of Surgery
Russian Federation

Aleksey S. Kulichkin, Radiologist

Abrikosovskiy pereulok, 2, Moscow, 119991



A. V. Filin
Petrovskiy National Research Centre of Surgery
Russian Federation

Andrey V. Filin, Dr. Med. Sc., Head of Liver Transplant Department

Abrikosovskiy pereulok, 2, Moscow, 119991



E. Yu. Kryzhanovskaya
Petrovskiy National Research Centre of Surgery
Russian Federation

Evgeniya Yu. Kryzhanovskaya, Cand. Med. Sc., Senior Researcher, Ultrasound Diagnostician

Abrikosovskiy pereulok, 2, Moscow, 119991



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Arutyunyants D.E., Khovrin V.V., Galyan T.N., Kulichkin A.S., Filin A.V., Kryzhanovskaya E.Yu. Abernethy Malformation in Children with Focal Liver Lesions. Journal of radiology and nuclear medicine. 2021;102(3):166-171. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20862/0042-4676-2021-102-3-166-171

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