Cirrhosis

Case contributed by Kehinde Lawal
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Known chronic liver disease patient presented with progressive abdominal swelling and jaundice.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
ultrasound

Shrunken liver with coarse echogenic parenchyma and nodular outline.

No focal hepatic lesion. Portal vein has normal calibre and hepatopetal continuous flow.

Gross ascites also noted. No splenomegaly (not shown).

Case Discussion

This case demonstrates ultrasound features of liver cirrhosis complicated with gross ascites. No feature of portal hypertension was demonstrated.

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