©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2020; 26(22): 3000-3011
Published online Jun 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i22.3000
Published online Jun 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i22.3000
Table 1 Histological differences between porto-sinusoidal vascular disease, extrahepatic portal vein obstruction and cirrhosis
| PSVD | EHPVO | Cirrhosis | ||
| Portal and periportal zone | ||||
| Small portal vein obliteration (“hepato-portal sclerosis", phlebosclerosis) | ++ | +/- | - | |
| Periportal shunt vessel | ++ | + | - | |
| Fibrous septa | +/-; without bridging1 | - | ++; with bridging delimitating nodules | |
| Inflammation | - | - | ++ | |
| Portal biliopathy | - | +/- | - | |
| Liver lobule (parenchyma) | ||||
| Perisinusoidal fibrosis | + | - | +/- | |
| Sinusoidal dilatation | ++ | ++ | - | |
| Nodular regenerative hyperplasia | + | + | - | |
| Hepatocyte atrophy | + | + | - | |
| Centrilobular zone | ||||
| Central vein dilatation | ++ | + | - | |
| Perivenular fibrosis | ++ | + | - | |
- Citation: Nicoară-Farcău O, Rusu I, Stefănescu H, Tanțău M, Badea RI, Procopeț B. Diagnostic challenges in non-cirrhotic portal hypertension - porto sinusoidal vascular disease. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(22): 3000-3011
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i22/3000.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i22.3000