2020
Key histopathologic features in idiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertension: an interobserver agreement study and proposal for diagnostic criteria
Liang J, Shi C, Dupont WD, Salaria SN, Huh WJ, Correa H, Roland JT, Perri RE, Washington MK. Key histopathologic features in idiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertension: an interobserver agreement study and proposal for diagnostic criteria. Modern Pathology 2020, 34: 592-602. PMID: 32958831, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-020-00676-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertensionObliterative portal venopathyNoncirrhotic portal hypertensionPortal hypertensionLiver biopsyDiagnostic criteriaInterobserver agreement studyHistologic featuresHistopathologic diagnostic criteriaOriginal pathologic diagnosisPractical diagnostic criteriaAgreement studyKey histopathologicPortal venopathyVein sclerosisHistologic predictorsClinicopathologic correlationHistologic diagnosisPathologic diagnosisHistologic assessmentExperienced hepatopathologistsClinical informationHypertensionBiopsyThree-tiered classification
2016
The Spectrum of Histologic Findings in Hepatic Outflow Obstruction
Gonzalez RS, Gilger MA, Huh WJ, Washington MK. The Spectrum of Histologic Findings in Hepatic Outflow Obstruction. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2016, 141: 98-103. PMID: 27681331, PMCID: PMC6420777, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0388-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic outflow obstructionPortal tract changesCardiac hepatopathyBudd-Chiari syndromeOutflow obstructionHistologic findingsBudd-ChiariSinusoidal fibrosisSinusoidal dilationTract changesCentral veinHepatic venous outflow obstructionVenous outflow obstructionBile ductular reactionDistinctive histologic findingsHepatocyte dropoutDifferent pathophysiologyPrior diagnosisChronic inflammationCentrilobular necrosisDuctular reactionMorphologic findingsUndiagnosed patientsChronic natureHepatopathy