INTRODUCTION: Abdominal palpation and ultrasound findings among patients from an endemic area for schistosomiasis in Brazil who had been followed up for 27 years were compared. METHODS: In 2004, 411 patients from Brejo do Espírito Santo, in the State of Bahia, were selected for the present investigation after giving their written informed consent. Based on clinical data, they were divided into three groups: 41 patients with evidence of liver fibrosis in 2004 (Group 1); 102 patients with evidence of liver fibrosis in the past (1976-1989) but not in 2004 (Group 2); and 268 patients without evidence of liver fibrosis at any time during the 27-year follow-up (Group 3). All of the patients underwent abdominal ultrasound in which the examiner did...
BackgroundARFI elastrography has been used as a noninvasive method to assess the severity of liver f...
The best way to appraise the size of abdominal organs remains undefined. Herein we compare the size ...
The best way to appraise the size of abdominal organs remains undefined. Herein we compare the size ...
Introdu??o: Neste estudo, se comparou os achados da palpa??o abdominal e do ultrassom em pacientes d...
Two hundred and twenty three subjects from a Schistosoma mansoni low morbidity endemic area and nine...
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de Medicina Departamento de Diagnóstico ...
Few publications have compared ultrasound (US) to histology in diagnosing schistosomiasis-induced li...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate sonographic features associated with morbidity in patients with chronic clini...
Abdominal ultrasound can be a useful tool for diagnosing periportal fibrosis related to Schistosoma ...
Few publications have compared ultrasound (US) to histology in diagnosing schistosomiasis-induced li...
INTRODUCTION: There is no study relating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to ultrasound (US) finding...
Few publications have compared ultrasound (US) to histology in diagnosing schistosomiasis-induced li...
Schistosomiasis mansoni is a fibrogenic liver disease that constitutes a major health problem in nor...
This study was undertaken in the municipality of Bananal, São Paulo, an endemic area for schistosomi...
This study was undertaken in the municipality of Bananal, São Paulo, an endemic area for schistosomi...
BackgroundARFI elastrography has been used as a noninvasive method to assess the severity of liver f...
The best way to appraise the size of abdominal organs remains undefined. Herein we compare the size ...
The best way to appraise the size of abdominal organs remains undefined. Herein we compare the size ...
Introdu??o: Neste estudo, se comparou os achados da palpa??o abdominal e do ultrassom em pacientes d...
Two hundred and twenty three subjects from a Schistosoma mansoni low morbidity endemic area and nine...
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de Medicina Departamento de Diagnóstico ...
Few publications have compared ultrasound (US) to histology in diagnosing schistosomiasis-induced li...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate sonographic features associated with morbidity in patients with chronic clini...
Abdominal ultrasound can be a useful tool for diagnosing periportal fibrosis related to Schistosoma ...
Few publications have compared ultrasound (US) to histology in diagnosing schistosomiasis-induced li...
INTRODUCTION: There is no study relating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to ultrasound (US) finding...
Few publications have compared ultrasound (US) to histology in diagnosing schistosomiasis-induced li...
Schistosomiasis mansoni is a fibrogenic liver disease that constitutes a major health problem in nor...
This study was undertaken in the municipality of Bananal, São Paulo, an endemic area for schistosomi...
This study was undertaken in the municipality of Bananal, São Paulo, an endemic area for schistosomi...
BackgroundARFI elastrography has been used as a noninvasive method to assess the severity of liver f...
The best way to appraise the size of abdominal organs remains undefined. Herein we compare the size ...
The best way to appraise the size of abdominal organs remains undefined. Herein we compare the size ...