1982 Volume 24 Issue 10 Pages 1553-1561
In this paper, peritoneoscopical findings of the liver in 4 patients recovered from f ulminant hepatitis are reported. Case 1, 25-year-old, female : The surface of the right lobe was waved, while, there were localized icteric spots on the left lobe which were slightly elevated and appeared yellowish green in colour. Case 2, 27-year-old, male : No gross changes were observed on the both lobes. Case 3, 57-year-old, female : A large localized depression with thickened liver capsule was seen on the dorsal surface of the right lobe. Case 4, 37-year-old, male : An enlarged white liver was seen peritoneoscopically, however, submassive hepatic necrosis was noticed histologically. In 2 of 4 cases, some peritoneoscopical changes of the liver were revealed, presumably indicating that severe hepatic necrosis had existed during the acute stage of fulminant hepatitis.
