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Congenital Portosystemic Shunt MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Congenital Portosystemic Shunt
Tree Number(s)
C14.240.850.375
C16.131.240.850.250
Unique ID
D000098526
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098526
Scope Note
Congenital vascular malformation where the portal venous system blood (PORTAL SYSTEM) bypasses the liver sinusoids and drains into the systemic vein through a shunt.
Entry Term(s)
Abernethy Malformation
Congenital Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
Congenital Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
Previous Indexing
Vascular Malformations (2000-2024)
Public MeSH Note
2025
History Note
2025
Date Established
2025/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2024/07/30
Congenital Portosystemic Shunt Preferred
Congenital Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Narrower
Congenital Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Narrower
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