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3003936

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
In this prospective study of 240 black patients with liver enlargement admitted to the medical wards of King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, a cause for the hepatomegaly was found in 92.5% of cases (63.8% without recourse to biopsy, 28.7% after liver biopsy). The commonest cause was congestive heart failure (36.7%), followed by amoebic liver abscess (7.1%), hepatocellular carcinoma (5.8%) and cirrhosis (5.4%). Liver biopsy provided the diagnosis in 90.8% of patients with initial unexplained hepatomegaly. The diagnostic yield of liver biopsy was increased by submitting 3 biopsy specimens for histological examination. The 3 specimens are obtained using a single intercostal entry site and redirecting the biopsy needle, without increasing the risk of complications. Hepatic tuberculosis was present in 9.2% of patients who underwent biopsy. There were no consistent clinical findings in these patients. Therefore, in communities in which tuberculosis is endemic, all patients with unexplained hepatomegaly require liver biopsy since it provides the only means of making this diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0256-9574
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
183-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Causes of hepatomegaly at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban. A prospective study of 240 black patients.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article