Comparação do exame clínico e da avaliação ultra-sonográfica qualitativa (palpação pelo Ultra-som) com a medida do fígado e do baço no diagnóstico da Esquistossomose Mansônica

The best way to appraise the size of abdominal organs remains undefined. Herein we compare the size of liver and spleen in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis using clinical and ultrasound(US) examination, and the size of the organs measured by US with their visualization below the costal margin (palpable...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Carolina Coimbra Marinho
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/ECJS-6XWMPX
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/1843/ECJS-6XWMPX
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ultra-som
Fígado
Hipertensão portal
Esquistossomose
Baço
Exame físico
Esquistossomose mansoni/classificação
Hepatomegalia/ultrasonografia
Baço/ultrasonografia
Esplenomegalia/ultrasonografia
Esquistossomose mansoni/diagnóstico
Palpação
Fígado/ultrasonografia
Esquistossomose mansônica
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Sumario:The best way to appraise the size of abdominal organs remains undefined. Herein we compare the size of liver and spleen in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis using clinical and ultrasound(US) examination, and the size of the organs measured by US with their visualization below the costal margin (palpable by US). For this study, 411 individuals from an area endemic for schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil have been selected and 29 were excluded from the analysis. We found that palpable spleens and left liver lobes are larger than non palpable ones. Also, 23% of normal spleens measured by US were palpable on clinical examination, and 23% of spleens increased in size on US were non palpable. 21% of normal spleens were palpable by US. We also found 54% of normal sized right liver lobes palpable on clinicalexamination, whilst 54% of the increased livers, measured by US, were non palpable. 76% of normal right liver lobes were palpable by US. We conclude that the association of clinical, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations, in the near future, shouldgive the investigators the necessary tools to perform a more accurate clinical diagnosis of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni.