Imaging findings in congenital hepatic fibrosis

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作者
Akhan, Okan [1 ]
Karaosmanoglu, Ali Devrim [1 ]
Ergen, Bilge [1 ]
机构
[1] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey
关键词
congenital hepatic fibrosis; imaging findings; non-invasive diagnosis; INTRAHEPATIC BILE-DUCTS; MR-CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; CAROLIS-DISEASE; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEYS; LIVER; CT; CHILDREN; PLEXUS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.11.007
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is a rare congenital multisystemic disorder, mostly inherited in autosomal recessive fashion, primarily affecting renal and hepatobiliary systems. Main underlying process of the disease is the malformation of the ductal plate, the embryological precursor of the biliary system, and secondary biliary strictures and periportal fibrosis ultimately leading to portal hypertension. The natural course of the disease is highly variable ranging from minimally symptomatic disease to true cirrhosis of the liver. However, in most patients the most common manifestations of the diseases that are related to portal hypertension, particularly splenomegaly and bleeding varices. Many other disease processes may co-exist with the disease including Caroli's disease, choledochal cysts and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) reflecting the mulstisystemic nature of the disease. The associating biliary ductal disease led the authors to think that all these entities are a continuum and different reflections of the same underlying pathophysiological process. Although, conventional method of diagnosis of CHF is the liver biopsy the advent of imaging technologies and modalities, today, may permit the correct diagnosis in a non-invasive manner. Characteristic imaging features are generally present and recognition of these findings may obviate liver biopsy while preserving the diagnostic accuracy. In this article, it is aimed to increase the awareness of the practising radiologists to the imaging findings of this uncommon clinical disorder and trail the blaze for future articles relating to this issue. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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