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Hepatic infarction

MedGen UID:
508812
•Concept ID:
C0151731
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Hepatic Infarct; Hepatic Infarction; Hepatic Infarctions; Hepatic Infarcts; Infarct, Hepatic; Infarct, Liver; Infarction, Hepatic; Infarction, Liver; Liver Infarct; Liver Infarction; Liver Infarctions; Liver Infarcts
SNOMED CT: Infarction of liver (17890003); Hepatic infarction (17890003); Infarct of liver (17890003)
 
HPO: HP:0033135
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001787

Definition

Hepatic infarction is defined as areas of coagulative necrosis from hepatocyte cell death caused by local ischemia. Liver infarctions appear as hypoechoic nonvascular regions on conventional and Doppler sonography. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHepatic infarction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Assessment of Clinical Outcomes, Clinical Manifestations, and Risk Factors for Hepatic Infarction After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement (TIPS): A Retrospective Comparative Study.
Tuifua TS, Partovi S, Remer EM, Ragheb J, Bullen JA, Kattan MW, Kapoor B
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2022 Oct;45(10):1512-1523. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s00270-022-03219-7. PMID: 35851823
Endovascular management of extrahepatic artery hemorrhage after pancreatobiliary surgery: clinical features and outcomes of transcatheter arterial embolization and stent-graft placement.
Gwon DI, Ko GY, Sung KB, Shin JH, Kim JH, Yoon HK
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2011 May;196(5):W627-34. doi: 10.2214/AJR.10.5148. PMID: 21512055
Complications of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for hepato-cellular carcinoma: imaging spectrum and management.
Akahane M, Koga H, Kato N, Yamada H, Uozumi K, Tateishi R, Teratani T, Shiina S, Ohtomo K
Radiographics 2005 Oct;25 Suppl 1:S57-68. doi: 10.1148/rg.25si055505. PMID: 16227497

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Assessment of Clinical Outcomes, Clinical Manifestations, and Risk Factors for Hepatic Infarction After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement (TIPS): A Retrospective Comparative Study.
Tuifua TS, Partovi S, Remer EM, Ragheb J, Bullen JA, Kattan MW, Kapoor B
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2022 Oct;45(10):1512-1523. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s00270-022-03219-7. PMID: 35851823
Transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma with vascular invasion.
Miyayama S, Arai Y, Matsui O
Br J Radiol 2022 Sep 1;95(1138):20211316. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20211316. PMID: 35143258Free PMC Article
The findings of the contrast-enhanced CT and risk factors for hepatic infarction after pancreatoduodenectomy.
Shindo D, Yamamoto A, Amano R, Kimura K, Yamazoe S, Shimono T, Miki Y
Jpn J Radiol 2020 Jun;38(6):547-552. Epub 2020 Apr 1 doi: 10.1007/s11604-020-00934-4. PMID: 32239373
Liver disease in pregnancy.
Hunt CM, Sharara AI
Am Fam Physician 1999 Feb 15;59(4):829-36. PMID: 10068707
Hepatic disease in pregnancy.
Riely CA
Am J Med 1994 Jan 17;96(1A):18S-22S. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(94)90185-6. PMID: 8109583

Diagnosis

Comments and illustrations of the WFUMB CEUS liver guidelines: Rare vascular pathology, part II.
Moller K, Zadeh ES, Görg C, Jenssen C, Hocke M, De Molo C, Serra C, Dong Y, Cui XW, Lim A, Thees-Laurenz R, Faiss S, Dietrich CF
Med Ultrason 2023 Jun 26;25(2):189-200. doi: 10.11152/mu-4013. PMID: 37369049
Hepatic infarction induced by HELLP syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
Guo Q, Yang Z, Guo J, Zhang L, Gao L, Zhou B, Shi Q
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2018 May 30;18(1):191. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-1799-9. PMID: 29848304Free PMC Article
The abdominal manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome.
Uthman I, Khamashta M
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2007 Nov;46(11):1641-7. Epub 2007 Jul 17 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem158. PMID: 17636180
Liver disease in pregnancy.
Hunt CM, Sharara AI
Am Fam Physician 1999 Feb 15;59(4):829-36. PMID: 10068707
HEPATIC INFARCTION.
KANTER DM
Arch Intern Med 1965 Apr;115:479-81. doi: 10.1001/archinte.1965.03860160105019. PMID: 14272378

Therapy

Pterostilbene alleviates liver ischemia/reperfusion injury via PINK1-mediated mitophagy.
Shi Q, Zhao G, Wei S, Guo C, Wu X, Zhao RC, Di G
J Pharmacol Sci 2022 Jan;148(1):19-30. Epub 2021 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jphs.2021.09.005. PMID: 34924126
Hepatic Infarction following splenectomy.
Sade R, Polat G, Oğul H, Kantarci M
Cir Esp 2017 Oct;95(8):473. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2016.07.011. PMID: 28109532
An analytical review of vasculobiliary injury in laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy.
Strasberg SM, Helton WS
HPB (Oxford) 2011 Jan;13(1):1-14. Epub 2010 Nov 15 doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00225.x. PMID: 21159098Free PMC Article
Low-molecular-weight heparins in pregnancy.
Ensom MH, Stephenson MD
Pharmacotherapy 1999 Sep;19(9):1013-25. doi: 10.1592/phco.19.13.1013.31588. PMID: 10610007
Transcatheter arterial embolization--major complications and their prevention.
Miller FJ Jr, Mineau DE
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 1983;6(3):141-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02552766. PMID: 6354445

Prognosis

Assessment of Clinical Outcomes, Clinical Manifestations, and Risk Factors for Hepatic Infarction After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement (TIPS): A Retrospective Comparative Study.
Tuifua TS, Partovi S, Remer EM, Ragheb J, Bullen JA, Kattan MW, Kapoor B
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2022 Oct;45(10):1512-1523. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s00270-022-03219-7. PMID: 35851823
Eleven cases of postoperative hepatic infarction following pancreato-biliary surgery.
Miura F, Asano T, Amano H, Yoshida M, Toyota N, Wada K, Kato K, Hayano K, Kadowaki S, Shibuya M, Maeno S, Takada T, Eguchi T
J Gastrointest Surg 2010 Feb;14(2):352-8. doi: 10.1007/s11605-009-1089-y. PMID: 19937194
Acute liver failure in pregnancy: an overview.
Jayanthi V, Udayakumar N
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol 2008 Mar;54(1):75-84. PMID: 18299670
Liver disease in pregnancy.
Hunt CM, Sharara AI
Am Fam Physician 1999 Feb 15;59(4):829-36. PMID: 10068707
Hepatic infarction caused by arterial insufficiency: spectrum and evolution of CT findings.
Holbert BL, Baron RL, Dodd GD 3rd
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1996 Apr;166(4):815-20. doi: 10.2214/ajr.166.4.8610556. PMID: 8610556

Clinical prediction guides

Liver involvement in patients with COVID-19 infection: A comprehensive overview of diagnostic imaging features.
Ippolito D, Maino C, Vernuccio F, Cannella R, Inchingolo R, Dezio M, Faletti R, Bonaffini PA, Gatti M, Sironi S
World J Gastroenterol 2023 Feb 7;29(5):834-850. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i5.834. PMID: 36816623Free PMC Article
Assessment of Clinical Outcomes, Clinical Manifestations, and Risk Factors for Hepatic Infarction After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement (TIPS): A Retrospective Comparative Study.
Tuifua TS, Partovi S, Remer EM, Ragheb J, Bullen JA, Kattan MW, Kapoor B
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2022 Oct;45(10):1512-1523. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s00270-022-03219-7. PMID: 35851823
Pancreaticoduodenetomy combined with hepatic artery resection following preoperative hepatic arterial embolization.
Yoshidome H, Shimizu H, Ohtsuka M, Yoshitomi H, Kato A, Furukawa K, Miyazaki M
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2014 Dec;21(12):850-5. doi: 10.1002/jhbp.192. PMID: 25410529
Hepatic arterial injuries in 3110 patients following percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage.
Choi SH, Gwon DI, Ko GY, Sung KB, Yoon HK, Shin JH, Kim JH, Kim J, Oh JY, Song HY
Radiology 2011 Dec;261(3):969-75. Epub 2011 Aug 26 doi: 10.1148/radiol.11110254. PMID: 21875851
An analytical review of vasculobiliary injury in laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy.
Strasberg SM, Helton WS
HPB (Oxford) 2011 Jan;13(1):1-14. Epub 2010 Nov 15 doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00225.x. PMID: 21159098Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Low-molecular-weight heparins in pregnancy.
Ensom MH, Stephenson MD
Pharmacotherapy 1999 Sep;19(9):1013-25. doi: 10.1592/phco.19.13.1013.31588. PMID: 10610007

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