[Hepatic schistosomiasis. X-ray computed tomographic aspects. Apropos of 97 cases].
Ninety seven patients with liver cirrhosis of schistosomiasis were collected. Its CT findings and features were analysed on the clinicopathological basis including (1) the high percentage of the hepatomegaly and of the enlargement of the left lobe; (2) occurrence of deposition and calcification of eggs in large bowel wall (5/5), the portal vein system (22/97), the root of the mesentery (9/97) and the liver (93/97); (3) the variety and characteristics of the appearances of the intrahepatic calcification; (4) widened and fibrotic changes in the portal canal region. It was also noted that high percentage of hepatocellular carcinoma associated with this disease in the present series (25/97).
Department of Radiology, Zhong Shan Hospital, Shanghaï Medical University, P.R. of China.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed