coarsened hepatic echotexture

Coarsened hepatic echotexture is a sonographic descriptor used when the uniform smooth hepatic echotexture of the liver is lost. This can occur due to a number of reasons which include:

• conditions that cause hepatic fibrosis
  • cirrhosis
  • hemochromatosis
• various types of hepatitis
  • particularly chronic hepatitis
• conditions that cause cholestasis
  • choledochal cysts: probably from secondary cholestasis
  • certain bile duct tumors: will also usually show of accompanying biliary duct dilatation
  • biliary atresia 
• diffusely infiltrating hepatic metastases
• hepatic lymphoproliferative diseases
  • hepatic lymphoma: although generally presents as a focal liver disease 
  • hepatic leukemia
• small multiple biliary hamartomas
• as a hepatic manifestation of sickle cell disease.
• metabolic abnormalities
  • hepatic amyloidosis
  • glycogen storage disease

See also

• generalized increased liver echotexture
• generalized decreased liver echotexture

Siehe auch:

• Leberzirrhose
• Sichelzellenanämie
• Choledochuszyste
• Von-Meyenburg-Komplex
• Hämochromatose
• Glykogenspeicherkrankheit
• Lymphom der Leber
• Gallengangatresie
• generalised increased liver echotexture

und weiter:

• generalised increased liver echogenicity
• hyperechoic liver