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Patent ductus venosus in an infant with direct hyperbilirubinemia.

Leila KamaliMaryam MoradiShadi EbrahimianMahsa Masjedi EsfahaniMohamad Saleh Jafarpishe
Published in: Clinical case reports (2019)
Patent ductus venosus is caused by a defect in obliteration of ductus venosus after birth. Ductus venosus connects umbilical vein and inferior vena cava during fetal period. Patent ductus venosus is a very rare cause of cholestatic jaundice.
Keyphrases
  • inferior vena cava
  • pulmonary embolism
  • pregnant women
  • liver injury
  • liver fibrosis