Abstract
Capacity of Shear Wave Elastography in Diffuse Liver Diseases in Children
Highlights
Chronic diffuse liver diseases are an urgent issue in present children gastroenterology
During the investigation of the study group of children hepatomegaly was revealed in 28 patients (93,3%), splenomegaly in 17 (56.7%), signs of portal hypertension were found in 7 children (23.3%)
All the patients of the study group underwent examination in Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Hospital. They were admitted to the hospital during the development of symptoms, they were examined for isolated increase of liver enzymes resulting in cholestasis and cytolysis syndrome
Summary
Chronic diffuse liver diseases are an urgent issue in present children gastroenterology The interest to this group of liver diseases is due to their increasing incidence, frequent severe course, tendency to progression and unfavorable outcomes. Regardless of the etiology, cirrhosis is the cause of fatal outcome in patients due to the development of complications, i.e. hemorrhage from the esophageal varices, ascites, encephalopathy, hemorrhagic syndrome, transformation to hepatocellular carcinoma. Various infectious agents such as hepatitis B, C, D, G viruses, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus as well as autoimmune liver diseases, cystic fibrosis, metabolism diseases, etc.
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