Focal nodular hyperplasia inducing hepatic vein obstruction.
OBJECTIVE
The records of 10 patients with focal nodular hyperplasia inducing intrahepatic vein obstruction were reviewed. The purpose of this study was to describe and emphasize the imaging features of these findings.


CONCLUSIONS
Focal nodular hyperplasia may be responsible for hepatic vein obstruction with hepatic vein collaterals. The relatively large size and central location of the lesions seem to play important roles in the obstruction of the hepatic veins.
Rangheard
Anne-Sophie
AS
Department of Radiology, Hospital Beaujon, 100 ave. du Général Leclerc, 92110 Clichy, France.
Vilgrain
Valérie
V
Audet
Pascale
P
O'Toole
Dermot
D
Vullierme
Marie-Pierre
MP
Valla
Dominique
D
Belghiti
Jacques
J
Menu
Yves
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006504:Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed