Difference between revisions of "Liver pathology"

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#Portal vein.
#Portal vein.
#Hepatic artery.
#Hepatic artery.
#*In most diseases, the arterial flow is increased.
#*The arterial flow is increased in cirrhosis.


Blood most likely flows through several hepatic lobules on one transit through the liver,<ref name=pmid8567497>{{cite journal |author=Fine DR, Glasser D, Hildebrandt D, Esser J, Lurie RE, Chetty N |title=An anatomic and physiological model of hepatic vascular system |journal=J. Appl. Physiol. |volume=79 |issue=3 |pages=1008–26 |year=1995 |month=September |pmid=8567497 |doi= |url=}}</ref> and likely has the following arrangement:<ref name=pmid1041797>{{cite journal |author=Koo A, Liang IY, Cheng KK |title=The terminal hepatic microcirculation in the rat |journal=Q J Exp Physiol Cogn Med Sci |volume=60 |issue=4 |pages=261–6 |year=1975 |month=October |pmid=1041797 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
Blood most likely flows through several hepatic lobules on one transit through the liver<ref name=pmid8567497>{{cite journal |author=Fine DR, Glasser D, Hildebrandt D, Esser J, Lurie RE, Chetty N |title=An anatomic and physiological model of hepatic vascular system |journal=J. Appl. Physiol. |volume=79 |issue=3 |pages=1008–26 |year=1995 |month=September |pmid=8567497 |doi= |url=}}</ref> and likely has the following arrangements of hepatic sinusoids:<ref name=pmid1041797>{{cite journal |author=Koo A, Liang IY, Cheng KK |title=The terminal hepatic microcirculation in the rat |journal=Q J Exp Physiol Cogn Med Sci |volume=60 |issue=4 |pages=261–6 |year=1975 |month=October |pmid=1041797 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
#Branching.
#Direct sinusoids - short flow path, no detours.
#Direct.
#Branching sinusoids - direct connection between inlet and outlet; however, have branch points for detours.
#Interconnecting.
#Interconnecting sinusoids - connect branching sinusoids.


==Structural approach==
==Structural approach==
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