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Imaging presentation and postoperative recurrence of peliosis hepatis: A case report
Si-Xie Ren1, Pan-Pan Li1, Hai-Peng Shi2
1Department of Radiology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China.
Background:
Peliosis hepatis (PH) is a rare benign lesion of vascular origin with a pathological characteristic of multiple blood-filled cavities in the liver parenchyma. It is commonly misdiagnosed due to its lack of specificity in clinical presentation and laboratory test results. Herein, a case of a patient with PH who was misdiagnosed with hepatic echinococcosis before operation to remove the lesions was analyzed, with an emphasis on the computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of PH.
Case Summary:
We outline the case of a 40-year-old Chinese female who was admitted with aggravated abdominal pain with fever for 1 wk. Ultrasound examination at the local hospital indicated hepatic echinococcosis. However, discordance between imaging diagnosis, clinical history and laboratory examinations in our hospital. Subsequently, the patient was pathologically confirmed as having PH-like changes, which recurred 1 year after operation removal of the lesion.
Conclusion:
Our objective is to highlight the imaging diagnostic value of PH.
