A CASE OF PORTAL BILIOPATHY IN A YOUNG PATIENT WITH PORTAL CAVERNOMA SECONDARY TO NEONATAL UMBILICAL VEIN CATHETERIZATION

A case of portal biliopathy in a young patient with portal cavernoma secondary to neonatal umbilical vein catheterization

Portal biliopathy (PB) refers to biliary obstruction caused by cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV).CTPV occurs most frequently in patients with liver cirrhosis or malignancy.Less Dog Bowl common causes include congenital malformations and neonatal umbilical vein cannulation.We present a case of portal biliopathy in a 28-year-old man

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