Color doppler in the diagnosis of a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt in a newborn

Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunts are rare. To date, only 28 cases have been reported, mostly in adults with liver cirrhosis, although congenital cases have also been described. We present a case of intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt in a newborn that was diagnosed by color Doppler ultrasound. We stress the role of color Doppler as the technique of choice in the study of hepatic lesions of vascular origin. (Author) 7 refs