title: Ultrasonographic profile of the liver and caliber of portal vein after oral antibilharzial drugs.
abstract: This study was done on 45 patients with bilharzial hepatosplenomegaly and active bilharzial infection classified into 3 groups. The first group was given oral oxamniquine 2nd group was given oral praziquantel, the third group was left as control. It was proved that praziquantel gave a remarkable decrease in portal vein diameter and regression of the size of enlarged liver and spleen but oxaminiquine had no significant effect on the portal vein diameter and liver profile.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: el-Hawey
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wahib
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Ossman
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: el Zahaby
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009600:Nitroquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010073:Oxamniquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D009600:Nitroquinolines; D010073:Oxamniquine; D011223:Praziquantel