TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical characters and CT findings of steatohepatitis in highland area
AU - Jiang, Jin
AU - Yang, Cheng
AU - Fu, Kai
PY - 2003/2
Y1 - 2003/2
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between the CT findings of steatohepatitis and the special environmental factors in highland area, such as anoxia and life styles. METHODS: CT scan was performed for 64 patients, who were 44 males and 20 females in Tibet with a 3500-meter elevation. RESULTS: Hypodensity in liver parenchyma and the invertion of liver density and spleen density were found in all the 64 patients. According to the degree and scope in their pathological changes, these patients were divided into three groups: severe 14, moderate 26, and mild 24.And diffused 43, sectional 14, regional 7 by CT findings. Among the 44 drinkers, 34 with more than 10 years were diffused by CT scan, the other 10 drinkers under 10 years, diffused 8, and sectional 2. In addition, the 27 steatohepatitis patients were all diffused by CT who were obese and had drinked more than 10 years. CONCLUSION: anoxia and drinking excessively in highland area are relevant to fatty degeneration in liver.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between the CT findings of steatohepatitis and the special environmental factors in highland area, such as anoxia and life styles. METHODS: CT scan was performed for 64 patients, who were 44 males and 20 females in Tibet with a 3500-meter elevation. RESULTS: Hypodensity in liver parenchyma and the invertion of liver density and spleen density were found in all the 64 patients. According to the degree and scope in their pathological changes, these patients were divided into three groups: severe 14, moderate 26, and mild 24.And diffused 43, sectional 14, regional 7 by CT findings. Among the 44 drinkers, 34 with more than 10 years were diffused by CT scan, the other 10 drinkers under 10 years, diffused 8, and sectional 2. In addition, the 27 steatohepatitis patients were all diffused by CT who were obese and had drinked more than 10 years. CONCLUSION: anoxia and drinking excessively in highland area are relevant to fatty degeneration in liver.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12648400
AN - SCOPUS:0142246177
SN - 1007-3418
VL - 11
SP - 84
EP - 85
JO - Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology
JF - Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology
IS - 2
ER -