A 3-year-old boy with congenital absence of the portal vein presenting fasting hypoglycemia and postprandial hyperglycemia with hyperinsulinemia

• প্রধান লেখক: Hisakazu Nakajima, M.D., Ph.D (লেখক), Kazuki Kodo, M.D., Ph.D (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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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...