What Is Hepatoportal Sclerosis?

Hepatoportal sclerosis is characterized by caudate lobe hypertrophy and right hepatic lobe atrophy, preserved liver volume, and lack of the liver nodularity associated with portal hypertension. In advanced cases, liver nodularity and atrophy produce an imaging appearance indistinguishable from that of cirrhosis.

What causes Hepatoportal sclerosis?

It is idiopathic in nature but is felt to be due to an abnormality of the intrahepatic vasculature. HPS is characterized by varying degrees of portal fibrosis, sclerosis of portal vein branches and dilatation of sinusoidal spaces.

What is hepatic portal system and its role?

The hepatic portal system is a series of veins that carry blood from the capillaries of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas to capillaries in the liver. ... Its main function is to deliver de-oxygenated blood to the liver to be detoxified further before it returns to the heart.