Focal hepatic infarction with bile lake formation

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.142.6.1155· OSTI ID:6725289

Peterson, I M; Neumann, C H

Venous thrombosis associated with oral contraceptives is a well recognized phenomenon. Arterial thrombosis, while less common, is also a known risk, as evidenced by the increased incidence of cerebral vascular accidents and myocardial ischemia or infarction. The liver is relatively protected from the usual consequences of arterial thrombosis because of its dual blood supply. The authors present an unusual case of a young woman with a history of oral contraceptive and cigarette use who developed hepatic artery thrombosis and had focal liver lesions on computed tomography (CT) due to hepatic infarction and bile lake formation despite an intact portal venous system.

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ. Medical Center, CA
• OSTI ID: 6725289
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 142:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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