loading...| Preferred Name |
Congenital hepatic fibrosis |
| Synonyms |
Congenital liver fibrosis Excessive buildup of connective tissue and scarring of liver at birth |
| Definitions |
The presence of fibrosis of that part of the liver with congenital onset. Congenital hepatic fibrosis is characterized by enlarged portal tracts with extensive fibrosis and numerous bile ductules that communicate with the bile tree. The affected area tends to be sharply demarcated from normal liver parenchyma and does not display regenerative nodules (which distinguished the condition from cirrhosis). |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002612 |
| comment |
Congenital hepatic fibrosis is characterized by enlarged portal tracts with extensive fibrosis and numerous bile ductules that communicate with the bile tree. The affected area tends to be sharply demarcated from normal liver parenchyma and does not display regenerative nodules (which distinguished the condition from cirrhosis). |
| database_cross_reference |
MSH:C562378 SNOMEDCT_US:79607001 UMLS:C0009714 |
| definition |
The presence of fibrosis of that part of the liver with congenital onset. |
| has_exact_synonym |
Congenital liver fibrosis Excessive buildup of connective tissue and scarring of liver at birth |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0002612 |
| label |
Congenital hepatic fibrosis |
| notation |
HP:0002612 |
| prefLabel |
Congenital hepatic fibrosis |
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