Chronic diarrhea and ascites in a young man: a rare vascular cause

Congenital intrahepatic arterioportal fistula (APF) is a rare vascular malformation of the liver.It usually becomes symptomatic in infancy or early childhood, making a first diagnosis in adulthood rare and, with only case reports available, easily missed [1-3].If left untreated, the shunt may lead to life-threatening complications [1,2].