Ultrasound examination of lymph nodes in the hepatoduodenal ligament.
Ninety patients, found to have lymph nodes in the hepato-duodenal ligament (HDL) on ultrasound examination were reviewed over a one-year period in order to define the diseases in which such nodes can be found. The patients were divided into four main groups: benign liver disease (n = 31), malignant disease (n = 26), disease of the gallbladder or the biliary tree (n = 14) and a group with various benign, most inflammatory diseases (n = 19). In 40% of the patients (36/90), the lymph nodes in the HDL were the only sign of disease on ultrasound examination, and the majority of those were in the benign group.
Lyttkens
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Forsberg
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Hederström
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography