Liver lymphatic anatomy and role in systemic lymphatic disease.
Christopher L SmithMandi LiuMadhumitha SaravananAaron G DewittDavid M BikoErin M PintoFernando A EscobarGanesh KrishnamurthyJefferson N BrownellPetar MamulaAndrew C GlatzMatthew J GillespieMichael L O'ByrneChitra RavishankarJonathan J RomeYoav DoriPublished in: European radiology (2021)
• We identified five liver lymphatic imaging patterns: normal, hepatoperitoneal, hepatomesenteric, hepatopulmonary, and hepatoduodenal. • Imaging patterns were correlated with disease presentation (normal - chylothorax/PB, hepatoperitoneal - ascites/chylothorax, hepatopulmonary - chylothorax/PB, hepatoduodenal - PLE). • Abnormal imaging patterns correlated with increased morbidity.