07 November 2023 : Case report
Intrahepatic Venous Collateral Circulation and Reverse Blood Flow After Main Hepatic Vein Obstruction: A Case Report with Literature Review
Jianghong Ning1DE, Yibulayin Aini1BF, Tiemin Jiang1AG*, Yingmei Shao12A, Tuerganaili Aji12AD, Hao Wen12CDDOI: 10.12659/AOT.941521
Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e941521
Table 1 Review of the literature.
| Year | Author | n | Diagnose | Causes of pathological changes | Intrahepatic collateral paths according to the venography | Hepatic blood flow direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kamba []4 | 1 | Membranous obstruction of IVC | Obstruction of the IVC at just above the orifice of the RHV and below the orifices of the MHV, LHV | Between the RHV and MHV, LHV | Intrahepatic blood and IVC blood → RHV → collateral access between the RHV and MHV → MHV → right atrium |
| 1984 | Salomonowitz []5 | 1 | Membranous obstruction of IVC | Obstruction of the superior vena cava at the azygos vein level; obstruction of the IVC at just above the orifice of the RHV and below the orifices of the MHV, LHV | Between the RHV and MHV, LHV | Intrahepatic blood and IVC blood → RHV → collateral access between the RHV and MHV → MHV → right atrium |
| 1985 | Takayasu []6 | 3 | Hepatic lipoma | Compression of the IVC behind a huge mass in the right lobe | Between the IRHV and LHV | IVC blood → IRHV → collateral access between the IRHV and LHV → LHV → right atrium |
| Liver metastases from rectal carcinoma. | Obstruction of the IVC due to 3cm mass in the right lobe | Between the IRHV and MHV | IVC blood → IRHV → collateral access between the IRHV and MHV → MHV → right atrium | |||
| Liver metastases from rectal carcinoma. | Compression of the IVC due to huge mass in the right lobe | Between the IRHV and RHV, MHV | IVC blood → IRHV → collateral access between the IRHV and RHV, MHV → RHV, MHV → right atrium |