Imaging findings of biliary hamartomas

Multiple biliary hamartomas (Von Meyenburg complexes): Imaging findings and clues for differencial diagnosis

Biliary duct hamartomas in polycystic liver disease.

To cite: Schlachterman A, Hussain J, Firpi R. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015211141 DESCRIPTION A 45-year-old Caucasian woman, with no known liver disease, was referred to hepatology clinic for liver biopsy after abnormal image findings during a recent adult chicken pox infection. She presented with mildly elevated alkaline phosphatase of 170 ...

Hypothalamic hamartomas: Correlation of MR imaging and spectroscopic findings with tumor glial content.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is variability in the literature concerning the appearance and histology of hypothalamic hamartomas. This study correlates the MR imaging and proton MR spectroscopic properties of hypothalamic hamartomas with histopathologic findings. METHODS Studies were performed with 3T and 1.5T scanners. Single voxel hamartoma spectra were acquired by using short-echo-time poi...

Imaging findings of bile duct hamartomas: a case report and literature review.

Bile duct hamartomas (BHs), also called von Meyenburg complex (VMC), are benign biliary malformations that originate from disorganization of the small intrahepatic bile ducts. This disorganization is often associated with the abnormal involution of embryonic ductal end plates in the liver. This is clinically significant, as the development of BHs can cause diagnostic confusion with liver metast...

Hamartomas and epilepsy: clinical and imaging characteristics

PURPOSE Cerebral hamartomas are lesions marked by a disorganized arrangement of mature neural elements and represent a rare cause of medically intractable focal epilepsy. We present the clinical presentation and imaging findings of this rare entity. METHODS History and neurophysiological studies of 14 patients with pathologically confirmed hamartomas who had surgery for intractable focal epil...