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Perihepatic adhesions

MedGen UID:
1842155
•Concept ID:
C5826423
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Peri-hepatic adhesions
 
HPO: HP:0034477

Definition

Abnormal union of the membranous surfaces of the liver capsule and the parietal peritoneum due to inflammation or injury. Adhesions may be visualized by laparoscopy and may have a violin string appearance. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPerihepatic adhesions

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Role of laparoscopic salpingostomy in the treatment of hydrosalpinx.
Taylor RC, Berkowitz J, McComb PF
Fertil Steril 2001 Mar;75(3):594-600. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01737-4. PMID: 11239547

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic findings in women with sub-fertility and tuberculosis: A case series.
Mondal R, Jaiswal N, Bhave P, Mandal P
BJOG 2024 Jun;131(7):929-940. Epub 2023 Nov 16 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17701. PMID: 37973605
Implications of perihepatic adhesions in women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for ectopic pregnancy.
Mullins E, Agarwal N, Oliver R, Odejinmi JF
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2015 Sep;130(3):247-9. Epub 2015 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.04.028. PMID: 26077751
Use of bioresorbable membranes to reduce abdominal and perihepatic adhesions in 2-stage hepatectomy of liver metastases from colorectal cancer: results of a prospective, randomized controlled phase II trial.
Dupré A, Lefranc A, Buc E, Delpero JR, Quenet F, Passot G, Evrard S, Rivoire M
Ann Surg 2013 Jul;258(1):30-6. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182854949. PMID: 23426344
Incidence of perihepatic adhesions in ectopic gestation.
Ali V, Lilja JF, Chuang AZ, Mogallapu RV, Sabonghy E
Obstet Gynecol 1998 Dec;92(6):995-8. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00344-5. PMID: 9840565
Perihepatic adhesions: not necessarily pathognomonic of pelvic infection.
Amin-Hanjani S, Neely T, Chatwani A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992 Jul;167(1):115-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(11)91640-8. PMID: 1442909

Diagnosis

Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic findings in women with sub-fertility and tuberculosis: A case series.
Mondal R, Jaiswal N, Bhave P, Mandal P
BJOG 2024 Jun;131(7):929-940. Epub 2023 Nov 16 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17701. PMID: 37973605
Laparoscopic evaluation of female genital tuberculosis in infertility: An observational study.
Sharma JB, Sharma SK, Dharmendra S, Singh UB, Kumar S, Roy KK
Indian J Med Res 2023 Feb-Mar;157(2&3):183-191. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2498_21. PMID: 37202937Free PMC Article
A Sling Technique for Laparoscopic Resection of Segment Seven of the Liver.
Mashchenko I, Trtchounian A, Buchholz C, de la Torre AN
JSLS 2018 Apr-Jun;22(2) doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2018.00017. PMID: 29977110Free PMC Article
Perihepatic adhesions: an unusual complication of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet syndrome.
Koeneman MM, Koek GH, Bemelmans M, Peeters LL
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Jul 14;20(26):8726-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i26.8726. PMID: 25024632Free PMC Article
The value of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and therapy of violin-string like perihepatic nonpostoperative adhesions.
Sarli L, Villa F, Iusco DR
Surg Endosc 2001 Mar;15(3):323. Epub 2001 Mar 13 doi: 10.1007/s004640042010. PMID: 11344440

Therapy

Laparoscopic evaluation of female genital tuberculosis in infertility: An observational study.
Sharma JB, Sharma SK, Dharmendra S, Singh UB, Kumar S, Roy KK
Indian J Med Res 2023 Feb-Mar;157(2&3):183-191. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2498_21. PMID: 37202937Free PMC Article
A new method of near-infrared fluorescence image-guided hepatectomy for patients with hepatolithiasis: a randomized controlled trial.
He K, Hong X, Chi C, Cai C, Wang K, Li P, Liu X, Li J, Shan H, Tian J
Surg Endosc 2020 Nov;34(11):4975-4982. Epub 2020 Feb 4 doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-07290-z. PMID: 32020287
Comparative Study of Laparoscopic Abdominopelvic and Fallopian Tube Findings Before and After Antitubercular Therapy in Female Genital Tuberculosis With Infertility.
Sharma JB, Sneha J, Singh UB, Kumar S, Roy KK, Singh N, Dharmendra S, Vanamail P
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016 Feb 1;23(2):215-22. Epub 2015 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.09.023. PMID: 26455527
Use of bioresorbable membranes to reduce abdominal and perihepatic adhesions in 2-stage hepatectomy of liver metastases from colorectal cancer: results of a prospective, randomized controlled phase II trial.
Dupré A, Lefranc A, Buc E, Delpero JR, Quenet F, Passot G, Evrard S, Rivoire M
Ann Surg 2013 Jul;258(1):30-6. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182854949. PMID: 23426344
Role of laparoscopic salpingostomy in the treatment of hydrosalpinx.
Taylor RC, Berkowitz J, McComb PF
Fertil Steril 2001 Mar;75(3):594-600. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01737-4. PMID: 11239547

Prognosis

Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic findings in women with sub-fertility and tuberculosis: A case series.
Mondal R, Jaiswal N, Bhave P, Mandal P
BJOG 2024 Jun;131(7):929-940. Epub 2023 Nov 16 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17701. PMID: 37973605
Use of bioresorbable membranes to reduce abdominal and perihepatic adhesions in 2-stage hepatectomy of liver metastases from colorectal cancer: results of a prospective, randomized controlled phase II trial.
Dupré A, Lefranc A, Buc E, Delpero JR, Quenet F, Passot G, Evrard S, Rivoire M
Ann Surg 2013 Jul;258(1):30-6. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182854949. PMID: 23426344
Role of laparoscopic salpingostomy in the treatment of hydrosalpinx.
Taylor RC, Berkowitz J, McComb PF
Fertil Steril 2001 Mar;75(3):594-600. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01737-4. PMID: 11239547
Infertility following pelvic inflammatory disease.
Pavletic AJ, Wölner-Hanssen P, Paavonen J, Hawes SE, Eschenbach DA
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 1999;7(3):145-52. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1999)7:3<145::AID-IDOG6>3.0.CO;2-6. PMID: 10371473Free PMC Article
Incidence of perihepatic adhesions in ectopic gestation.
Ali V, Lilja JF, Chuang AZ, Mogallapu RV, Sabonghy E
Obstet Gynecol 1998 Dec;92(6):995-8. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00344-5. PMID: 9840565

Clinical prediction guides

Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic findings in women with sub-fertility and tuberculosis: A case series.
Mondal R, Jaiswal N, Bhave P, Mandal P
BJOG 2024 Jun;131(7):929-940. Epub 2023 Nov 16 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17701. PMID: 37973605
Laparoscopic evaluation of female genital tuberculosis in infertility: An observational study.
Sharma JB, Sharma SK, Dharmendra S, Singh UB, Kumar S, Roy KK
Indian J Med Res 2023 Feb-Mar;157(2&3):183-191. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2498_21. PMID: 37202937Free PMC Article
Beneficial impact of temporary portocaval shunt in living-donor liver transplantation with a difficult total hepatectomy.
Kim JD, Choi DL
Transplant Proc 2015 Apr;47(3):694-9. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.12.036. PMID: 25891713
Role of laparoscopic salpingostomy in the treatment of hydrosalpinx.
Taylor RC, Berkowitz J, McComb PF
Fertil Steril 2001 Mar;75(3):594-600. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01737-4. PMID: 11239547
Perihepatic adhesions: not necessarily pathognomonic of pelvic infection.
Amin-Hanjani S, Neely T, Chatwani A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992 Jul;167(1):115-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(11)91640-8. PMID: 1442909

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