Arterioportal fistulas

  • May be congenital or posttraumatic (liver biopsy, liver transplant)
  • Variably sized, multilobulated, and multicystic appearing mass in the liver
  • Enlarged feeding artery with high-velocity and low-resistance flow, arterial flow within the lesion, and reversal of flow and arterialization of the draining portal vein
  • Can be seen with [[hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia]] where tiny arterioportal fistulas form