CT demonstration of right hepatic lobe atrophy.
Postoperative bile duct obstruction with subsequent stone formation and infection led to atrophy of the ipsilateral lobe and portal vein obstruction, which promoted further atrophic changes. The compensatory increase in hepatic arterial blood flow resulted in an early enhancement of the atrophic lobe on CT after intravenous contrast medium injection.
Demaerel
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Department of Radiology, University Hospitals K.U. Louvain, Belgium.
Marchal
G
G
Van Steenbergen
W
W
Fevery
J
J
Van Damme
B
B
Baert
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AL
D001284:Atrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed