Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 12, Number 11, November 2021, pages 446-450


Obliterative Portal Venopathy Caused by Oral Contraceptive Pills: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Histological features of obliterative portal venopathy including fibrotic portal tracts with the absent normal portal vein. There is no bridging fibrosis and no evidence of cirrhosis (trichrome stain). In addition, biliary duct injury with eosinophil reaction in the portal area is present. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, magnification × 200, scale bar = 20 µm (a); and trichrome stain, magnification × 100 (b).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Case timeline. CT: computed tomography; MRCP: magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; OCPs: oral contraceptive pills.