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hepatoportal sclerosis

HPS

Hepatoportal sclerosis (HPS) is a rare cause of portal hypertension in children characterized by abnormalities of intra-hepatic portal veins, portal fibrosis, and nodular regeneration.

Etiopathogenesis of these rare disorders remains unclear, but the hypothesis of vascular thrombotic mechanism has been suggested.

Associations

- Adams-Oliver syndrome (15832360)

References

- Girard M, Amiel J, Fabre M, Pariente D, Lyonnet S, Jacquemin E. Adams-Oliver syndrome and hepatoportal sclerosis: occasional association or common mechanism? Am J Med Genet A. 2005 Jun 1;135(2):186-9. PMID: 15832360