Pseudo hepatic vein thrombosis in a newborn with infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection.

Abstract

We report an interesting incidental liver finding during ECG-gated cardiac computed tomography (CT) in a newborn with infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the portal vein. This case shows a unique abnormality in hepatic perfusion that was initially mistaken for hepatic vein thrombosis. We review the altered hepatic blood flow distribution in this pathologic anatomy to help explain the observed hepatic perfusion abnormality on CT. This understanding will enable an imager to anticipate hepatic perfusion patterns in similar patients, potentially avoiding misdiagnosis and unnecessary further testing.