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Imaging of fibropolycystic liver disease

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Fibropolycystic liver diseases (FLDs) make up a rare spectrum of heritable hepatobiliary diseases resulting from congenital ductal plate malformations (DPMs) due to the dysfunction of proteins expressed on the primary cilia of cholangiocytes. The embryonic development of the ductal plate is key to understanding this spectrum of diseases. In particular, DPMs can result in various degrees of intrahepatic duct involvement and a wide spectrum of cholangiopathies, including congenital hepatic fibrosis, Caroli disease, polycystic liver disease, and Von Meyenberg complexes. The most common clinical manifestations of FLDs are portal hypertension, cholestasis, cholangitis, and (in rare cases) cholangiocarcinoma. This article reviews recent updates in the pathophysiology, imaging, and clinical management of FLDs.

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    Kedar Sharbidre & Mohd Zahid

  2. Division of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, MN, Rochester, USA

    Sudhakar Kundapur Venkatesh

  3. Department of Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, ML, USA

    Chandra Bhati

  4. Department of Abdominal Imaging, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Neeraj Lalwani

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Sharbidre, K., Zahid, M., Venkatesh, S.K. et al. Imaging of fibropolycystic liver disease. Abdom Radiol 47, 2356–2370 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-022-03565-7

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