Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 11, November 2014, pages 573-575

Ascites Worsening Due to a Large Hiatal Hernia Compressing Hepatic Venous Outflow: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) - coronal view without IV contrast media showing huge hiatal hernia compressing the inferior vena cava in proximity to the confluence of hepatic veins.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Low power view - nodular configuration of the liver tissue without fibrosis.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Low power view - congestive central veins and some congested sinusoids and prominent lipofuscin pigmentation seen in the hepatocytes.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Dilated sinusoidal spaces are present.