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Review
. 2016 Oct 2;8(3):68-71.
doi: 10.1002/cld.573. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Congestive hepatopathy

Moira Hilscher  1 , William Sanchez  2
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Review

Congestive hepatopathy

Moira Hilscher et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
“Nutmeg liver” characteristic of congestive hepatopathy. Dark centrilobular zones reflecting sinusoidal congestion alternate with pale periportal zones.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Characteristic histological changes reflective of congestive hepatopathy, including sinusoidal dilatation, congestion, hepatic cord atrophy, and extravasation of red blood cells into the hepatocytes.
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