Cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio , 13 May 2012
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Bruno Di Muzio, 24 Apr 2018

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LiverThe liver is reduced in size, with jagged edges and diffusely heterogeneous echotexture (granular appearance). Enlarged spleen. The portal vein is bordered with difficulty, with hypoechoic material inside. There is no flow at color andcolour and spectral Doppler Doppler.

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Liver is reduced in size, with jagged edges and diffusely heterogeneous echotexture (granular appearance).
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image Ultrasound ( update )

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Enlarged spleen.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image Ultrasound ( update )

Description was removed:
Liver is reduced in size, with jagged edges and diffusely heterogeneous echotexture (granular appearance).
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image Ultrasound ( update )

Description was removed:
Liver is reduced in size, with jagged edges and diffusely heterogeneous echotexture (granular appearance).
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image Ultrasound ( update )

Description was removed:
Liver is reduced in size, with jagged edges and diffusely heterogeneous echotexture (granular appearance).
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image Ultrasound ( update )

Description was removed:
Liver is reduced in size, with jagged edges and diffusely heterogeneous echotexture (granular appearance).
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image Ultrasound ( update )

Description was removed:
The portal vein is bordered with difficulty, with hypoechoic material inside. There is no flow at color and spectral Doppler.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image Ultrasound ( update )

Description was removed:
The portal vein is bordered with difficulty, with hypoechoic material inside. There is no flow at color and spectral Doppler.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

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Typical sonographic features of cirrhosis characterised by coarse liver echotexture and nodular surface. Although no focal suspicious lesions for HCC were seen on this ultrasound, in the setting of portal venous thrombosis, a further assessment with multiphase CT is recommended to rule out tumoral thrombus. 

Cirrhosis is the common endpoint of a wide variety of chronic disease processes which cause hepatocellular necrosis.

  • -<p><strong><a href="/articles/cirrhosis">Cirrhosis</a></strong> is the common endpoint of a wide variety of chronic disease processes which cause hepatocellular necrosis.</p>
  • +<p>Typical sonographic features of cirrhosis characterised by coarse liver echotexture and nodular surface. Although no focal suspicious lesions for HCC were seen on this ultrasound, in the setting of portal venous thrombosis, a further assessment with multiphase CT is recommended to rule out tumoral thrombus. </p><p><a href="/articles/cirrhosis">Cirrhosis</a> is the common endpoint of a wide variety of chronic disease processes which cause hepatocellular necrosis.</p>

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