What are Circulatory Disorders of the Liver?

Circulatory Disorders of the Liver
Microscopic image of a section of the liver taken following biopsy. The arrow shows the enhanced thickness of the hepatic portal vein wall in the portal area. Note that the venous lumen is not fully occluded. Hematoxylin-eosin staining, 100×. Computed tomography findings of hepatic veno-occlusive disease caused by Sedum aizoon with histopathological correlation: Shao H, Chen HZ, Zhu JS, Ruan B, Zhang ZQ, Lin X, Gan MF - Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas médicas e biológicas / Sociedade Brasileira de Biofísica ... [et al.] (2015). Not altered. CC.

Circulatory disorders of the liver are the disorders with obstruction to hepatic vascular inflow, obstruction to blood flow through the liver, and obstruction to hepatic vascular outflow.

Circulatory disorders of the liver include:

  • Hepatic venous outflow obstruction
  • Impaired blood flow into the liver
  • Impaired blood flow through the liver
  • Passive congestion and centrilobular necrosis