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Causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay
ABSTRACT: Hepatic capsular retraction refers to the loss of the normal convex hepatic contour, with the formation of an area of flattening or concavity. This can result from myriad causes, including intrinsic hepatic conditions such as cirrhosis, biliary obstruction, benign tumours, malignancy and i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27686493 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-016-0520-7 |
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author | Tan, Gary Xia Vern Miranda, Rhian Sutherland, Tom |
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description | ABSTRACT: Hepatic capsular retraction refers to the loss of the normal convex hepatic contour, with the formation of an area of flattening or concavity. This can result from myriad causes, including intrinsic hepatic conditions such as cirrhosis, biliary obstruction, benign tumours, malignancy and infections, as well as extrahepatic causes such as trauma. This article aims to provide familiarity with this wide spectrum of conditions, including mimics of hepatic capsular retraction, by highlighting the anatomic, pathologic and imaging features that help distinguish these entities from one another. TEACHING POINTS: • Hepatic capsular retraction can occur due to various intrinsic or extrinsic hepatic causes. • Hepatic capsular retraction is observed in both benign and malignant conditions. • Recognising associated imaging features can help elicit causes of hepatic capsular retraction. |
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spelling | pubmed-51104782016-11-29 Causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay Tan, Gary Xia Vern Miranda, Rhian Sutherland, Tom Insights Imaging Pictorial Review ABSTRACT: Hepatic capsular retraction refers to the loss of the normal convex hepatic contour, with the formation of an area of flattening or concavity. This can result from myriad causes, including intrinsic hepatic conditions such as cirrhosis, biliary obstruction, benign tumours, malignancy and infections, as well as extrahepatic causes such as trauma. This article aims to provide familiarity with this wide spectrum of conditions, including mimics of hepatic capsular retraction, by highlighting the anatomic, pathologic and imaging features that help distinguish these entities from one another. TEACHING POINTS: • Hepatic capsular retraction can occur due to various intrinsic or extrinsic hepatic causes. • Hepatic capsular retraction is observed in both benign and malignant conditions. • Recognising associated imaging features can help elicit causes of hepatic capsular retraction. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC5110478/ /pubmed/27686493 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-016-0520-7 Text en © The Author(s) 2016 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Pictorial Review Tan, Gary Xia Vern Miranda, Rhian Sutherland, Tom Causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay |
title | Causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay |
title_full | Causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay |
title_fullStr | Causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay |
title_full_unstemmed | Causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay |
title_short | Causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay |
title_sort | causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay |
topic | Pictorial Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27686493 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-016-0520-7 |
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