Abstract
Congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (CEPS) is a rare splanchnic venous malformation,
wherein the portal venous outflow drains into the systemic venous circulation via
a pathologic shunt. CEPS exhibits heterogeneous clinical behavior and angiography
is the gold standard for evaluation of the portomesenteric communication to systemic
vasculature. The potential severity of complications necessitates shunt closure. Here,
we present two cases of CEPS. The first patient presented with an asymptomatic hyperammonemia
and was found to have a Type 1 CEPS with absence of intrahepatic portal system. The
second patient was asymptomatic and was incidentally found to have a Type 2 CEPS on
imaging with normal intrahepatic portal system. Both patients were successfully treated
with endovascular occlusion of the CEPS.
Keywords
Congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt - endovascular closure - focal nodular
hyperplasia - hyperammonemia - portal hypertension