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Review
. 2015 May 27;5(5):116-119.
doi: 10.1002/cld.471. eCollection 2015 May.

Noncirrhotic portal hypertension in the pediatric population

Amy G Feldman  1 , Ronald J Sokol  2
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Review

Noncirrhotic portal hypertension in the pediatric population

Amy G Feldman et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
CT scan of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. CT abdomen of a 6‐year‐old child with extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis. Portal vein obstruction is observed (thick arrow) with poor visualization of the portal veins after the main portal vein bifurcation in the porta hepatis. Secondary signs of portal hypertension including marked splenomegaly and collateralization are also demonstrated (thin arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathology of noncirrhotic portal hypertension in CHF by light microscopy. Liver explant from a 13‐year‐old child with congenital hepatic fibrosis secondary to autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. (A) The noncystic portions of the liver show bridging fibrosis as highlighted by the trichrome stain (large thick arrow), with extensive, almost circumferential bile duct proliferation. (B) Hepatic parenchyma is characterized by focal large cysts lined by bland biliary epithelium (thin arrow) with a rim of vascular tissue embedded in fibrosis. Magnification at (A) 4× and (B) 10×.
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