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BMC PEDIATRICS
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04096-w
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Case report; Congenital hepatic hemangioma; Pulmonary hypertension; Newborn; Therapeutic embolization
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This case report describes a newborn with a giant liver hemangioma who developed early-onset pulmonary hypertension and was successfully treated with intra-arterial embolization. It highlights the importance of suspecting and promptly evaluating congenital hepatic hemangioma and related arteriovenous shunts in infants with unexplained pulmonary hypertension.
BackgroundPulmonary hypertension (PH) in newborns is a rare but serious condition that often requires immediate intervention and quick diagnosis of the correct etiology to prevent mortality. Congenital hepatic hemangioma (CHH) is an example of an extrathoracic etiology of PH.Case presentationHerein, we report the case of a newborn with a giant liver hemangioma, who presented with an early onset of PH and was successfully treated with intra-arterial embolization.ConclusionsThis case illustrates the importance of suspicion and prompt evaluation of CHH and related systemic arteriovenous shunts among infants with unexplained PH.
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