RESUMEN

Two cases are reported of congenital intrahepatic portacaval shunts in middle-aged women who had encephalopathy or hypoglycemia. Real-time ultrasound (US) investigations revealed vascular communication between the left portal and hepatic veins in one patient and communication between the right portal and hepatic veins in the other. These findings were confirmed using angiography with pressure measurement. One patient underwent surgery; the other received dietetic treatment. The findings in these two cases are compared with those of three previously reported cases.

Asunto(s)

Aneurisma/diagnóstico , Fístula/diagnóstico , Venas Hepáticas/anomalías , Vena Porta/anomalías , Anciano , Aneurisma/congénito , Aneurisma/diagnóstico por imagen , Aneurisma/patología , Femenino , Fístula/congénito , Fístula/diagnóstico por imagen , Fístula/patología , Venas Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Venas Hepáticas/patología , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Vena Porta/diagnóstico por imagen , Vena Porta/patología , Radiografía , Ultrasonografía