Items tagged “liver”
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Ascites
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Biliary cystadenoma
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Biliary hamartomas
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Cholangiocarcinoma
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Infantile hemangioendothelioma
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Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a clinical syndrome defined by the presence of the following:
liver disease
dilation of pulmonary vasculature
may involve pulmonary capillaries, pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), or pleural arteriovenous malformations
abnormalities in oxygenation...
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Generalized reduced hepatic echogenicity
Causes of generalized reduction of liver echogenicity on ultrasound include:
acute hepatitis
diffuse malignant infiltration
See also
generalized increase in liver echogenicity
hepatic attenuation on CT
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Generalized increase in hepatic echogenicity
Causes of generalized increase in hepatic echogenicity include:
diffuse fatty change
cirrhosis: and/or coarsening
chronic hepatitis 3: and/or coarsening
diffuse infiltration or deposition
malignant process
granulomata
tuberculosis
brucellosis
sarcoidosis
glycogen storage disease
hemo...
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Focal fatty sparing
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18 Dec 2010
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Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
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11 Jan 2011
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DSA (angiography)
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Biliary cystadenoma
Biliary cystadenomas, also known as mucinous cystic neoplasms of the liver, are uncommon benign cystic neoplasms of the liver.
Epidemiology
Biliary cystadenomas occur predominantly in middle-aged patients and are more common in women 1.
Clinical presentation
The clinical presentation of bili...
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Periportal hypoechogenicity
Periportal hypoechogenicity can result from many causes:
orthotopic liver transplant rejection
congestive hepatopathy
malignant lymphatic obstruction
cholangitis
viral hepatitis
See also
periportal hyperechogenicity
periportal halo
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Periportal hyperechogenicity
Periportal hyperechogenicity can result from many causes including:
pneumobilia
cholecystitis
schistosomiasis of the portal region
recurrent pyogenic cholangitis (oriental)
inflammatory bowel disease: has been described to give "echo-rich" periportal cuffing 2
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periportal hypoech...
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Hepatic peliosis
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17 Jan 2011
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Focal nodular hyperplasia
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09 Feb 2011
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Hepatic hemangioma (contrast-enhanced ultrasound)
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15 Feb 2011
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Giant liver hemangioma
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07 May 2011
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Perforated bowel ischemia
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08 Jun 2011
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Pyogenic liver abscess
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13 Jul 2011
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Hemochromatosis
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24 Aug 2011
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