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Sonographic patterns of Caroli's disease: Report of 5 new cases
Author(s) -
Tomà Paolo,
Lucigrai Giorgio,
Pelizza Aldo
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870190306
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital hepatic fibrosis , polycystic disease , portal vein , liver biopsy , radiology , disease , bile duct diseases , biopsy , portal hypertension , pathology , kidney , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , bile duct
We have reviewed 5 cases of Caroli's disease, studied from 1982 to 1987, in order to define the validity of its sonographic signs. The “intraluminal portal vein” sign, found in all the cases, is emphasized. This sign may be easily identified and it is never encountered in other diseases. Recessive polycystic kidney disease was present in 3 cases, and congenital hepatic fibrosis was demonstrated in the 2 cases studied by liver biopsy.