title: Congenital hepatic fibrosis without any symptoms as diagnosed by laparoscopy.
abstract: The present report represents the case of a 36-year-old woman with congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF). She was admitted to our hospital because of gastric varices. She was asymptomatic and her liver function tests were within normal limits. Computed tomography showed hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and collateral circulation, but no evidence of liver cirrhosis. Real-time tissue elastography suggested severe fibrosis of the liver. Laparoscopy showed wide and discrete white markings on the surface of the liver and she was diagnosed with CHF based on the histological examination. The findings obtained from elastography and laparoscopy were useful for making the diagnosis of CHF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Endoscopy Center, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kisaka
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokumoto
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirooka
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shigematsu
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Hidehiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Bunzo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiasa
authors.forename: Morikazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000151:congenital*