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2783836

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
In the period from 1976 to 1986, we performed 329 hepatic needle biopsies using a posterior extraperitoneal approach in patients with bleeding esophageal varices. The histologic findings subdivided according to a four-stage classification were correlated significantly with immediate survival. Specifically, 21 of 23 stage IV patients with severe degenerative and necrotic parenchymal lesions died after immediate emergency surgery, whereas 26 of 48 stage IV patients who did not undergo emergency surgery survived. Stage IV patients appeared unable to withstand major surgery. According to our data, histologic stage and Child's class are independent parameters, especially in emergency situations, since they quantify different aspects of functional liver failure. Therapeutic implications are presented based on cumulative analysis of histologic stages and Child's classes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9610
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
157
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
220-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of hepatic histologic findings in the prognosis and treatment of bleeding esophageal varices.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Chirurgia d'Urgenza, University of Milan, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article