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3322239

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
The ultrasonographic study of 33 patients with hepatolenticular degeneration showed the following main changes: disorders of the hepatic echotexture (29 cases), changes of the splenic dimensions (21), liver shrinkage (10), cholelithiasis (8), hepatomegaly and ascites (1). The disorders of liver echotexture exhibited different patterns, from slight to severe changes of the hepatic echogenicity, associated with anatomic distortions of the liver, such as alterations of outline and decrease of dimensions. Liver shrinkage was always accompanied by splenomegaly. The scarcity of hepatomegaly may be explained by the fact that the ultrasonography was performed after the onset of treatment with penicillamine, or by other factors still unknown, copper perhaps possessing a stronger fibrogenetic action than other hepatotoxic agents. Cholelithiasis was very frequent in females (6 of 13 patients), its incidence tending to increase with age. Regarding males there was no increase when the incidence was compared to the general population. The two sole males were young, an unusual finding in normal men.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0004-282X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Abdominal ultrasonography in hepatolenticular degeneration. A study of 33 patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article