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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; Congenital Porto-Systemic Shunt
Previous Indexing: Vascular Malformations (2000-2024)
Public MeSH Note: 2025
History Note: 2025
Date Introduced: 2025/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

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Congenital Portosystemic Shunt MeSH Descriptor Data 2026