A Successful Case of Liver Transplantation in an Adult With Congenital Hepatic Arteriovenous Fistulae Associated Cardiac Dilatation and Heart Failure

Congenital hepatic arteriovenous fistulae (CHAVF) are direct communications between the hepatic artery and portal vein or hepatic vein. Clinical symptoms of CHAVF depend mainly on the location, duration, and blood flow volume of the fistulae, which are manifested by portal hypertension, hepatic fibrosis, cardiac enlargement, and eventually heart failure. Here we report a female patient aged 54 who was first admitted to our hospital due to...