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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

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVHepatic infarction

Disorder of digestive system
- Abnormality of the digestive system
  - Abnormality of the abdominal organs
    - Abnormality of the liver
      - Abnormal liver morphology
        Hepatic 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

The Efficacy and Therapeutic Outcome of Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Real-World Setting, Compared with Monopolar Radiofrequency Ablation Conducted during the Same Period.

Tanaka T, Takata K, Kunimoto H, Fukuda H, Yamauchi R, Tsuchiya N, Inomata S, Yokoyama K, Morihara D, Takeyama Y, Shakado S, Sakisaka S, Hirai F
Oncology 2020;98(12):859-868. Epub 2020 Aug 14 doi: 10.1159/000508921. PMID: 32799203

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

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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: 35143258 Free 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
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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

Not hepatic infarction: Cold quadrate sign.

Kuo AH, Srivastava SD, Harrington SG, Hedgire SS
Clin Imaging 2020 Dec;68:188-190. Epub 2020 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.07.017. PMID: 32846365

CT of nonneoplastic hepatic vascular and perfusion disorders.

Torabi M, Hosseinzadeh K, Federle MP
Radiographics 2008 Nov-Dec;28(7):1967-82. doi: 10.1148/rg.287085067. PMID: 19001652

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

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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

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: 21159098 Free 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

A review of pancreatic islet autotransplantation.

Robertson GS, Dennison AR, Johnson PR, London NJ
Hepatogastroenterology 1998 Jan-Feb;45(19):226-35. PMID: 9496519

Transcatheter arterial embolization--major complications and their prevention.

Miller FJ Jr, Mineau DE
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Prognosis

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

Liver stiffness and steatosis in preeclampsia as shown by transient elastography-a prospective cohort study.

Carmiel Haggai M, Sgayer I, Bornstein J, Odeh M, Lowenstein L, Frank Wolf M
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Sep;227(3):515.e1-515.e9. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.048. PMID: 35500613

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
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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: 36816623 Free PMC Article

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

Liver stiffness and steatosis in preeclampsia as shown by transient elastography-a prospective cohort study.

Carmiel Haggai M, Sgayer I, Bornstein J, Odeh M, Lowenstein L, Frank Wolf M
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Sep;227(3):515.e1-515.e9. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.048. PMID: 35500613

Venous thrombosis and segmental hypoperfusion in amebic liver abscess: MDCT demonstration and its implications.

Priyadarshi RN, Kumar P, Kumar R, Anand U, Shyama
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020 Mar;45(3):652-660. doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02409-6. PMID: 31955219

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: 21159098 Free PMC Article

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