Le cavernome porte chez l’enfant : role de l’imagerie abdominale dans le diagnostic et le suivi

الملخص EN

Background: Portal cavernoma is a major cause of portal hypertension in paediatric population.

The diagnosis is easily done on the basis of radiological results due to the recent advances in imaging modalities.

It has also an important role in the survey providing clear informations about the local evolution and complications.

Patients and methods: retrospective study between 2005 to 2016 of children diagnosed with portal cavernoma.

Results: seven patients were included in the study.

The mean age was 5-year-old (range: 1month-13years).

The main cause of admission was the portal hypertension signs, and cholestatic jaundice or one case.

The diagnosis of portal cavernoma was based on the Doppler sonography with all our patients.

Computed tomography was indicated in 6 cases and a MR-cholangiography in 2 cases.

Conclusion: abdominal imaging is fundamental to the diagnosis of portal cavernoma.

It has also a major importance in the monitoring of any complications so that the appropriate treatment can be defined.