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[Five-year follow-up of clinical and laboratory data of early liver cirrhosis patients confirmed by liver biopsy].

Authors :
Kim DU
Park GT
Koh DH
Cho HS
Kim YH
Shim SG
Kim JB
Lee SH
Choi HS
Hahm JS
Lee MH
Source :
Taehan Kan Hakhoe chi = The Korean journal of hepatology [Taehan Kan Hakhoe Chi] 2002 Sep; Vol. 8 (3), pp. 256-63.
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

Background/aims: It is important to evaluate the general status of the liver including the structural and inflammatory aspects, as well as the functional aspects, in order to determine a patient's treatment modality and prognosis.<br />Methods: 55 Child-Pugh class A liver cirrhosis patients confirmed by liver biopsy have been categorized into 4 groups based on the shunt index and p-value(Y= 3.3431-0.8160 ALT/AST ratio-0.0343 X prothrombin time+2.6963 X shunt index, p = e(y)/(e(y)+1)), which was obtained by Thallium- 201 scan; group I - shunt index less than 0.3 and p-value less than 0.7; group II - shunt index less than 0.3 and p-value more than 0.7; group III - shunt index more than 0.3 and p-value less than 0.7; and group IV - shunt index more than 0.3 and p-value more than 0.7. Statistical analyses used were ANOVA, paired t-test, and Chi-square test.<br />Results: 1. The laboratory data after a 5-year follow-up also showed a significant difference between four groups. 2. In group IV, the Child-Pugh class after 5 years worsened, and complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varix, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy occurred more frequently. 3. In group II, the laboratory data after a 5-year follow-up indicated some improvement.<br />Conclusion: It can be seen that even early in patients with initially the same cirrhosis, the course of the illness can progress to a variety of different situations. The measurement of shunt index and the p-value of cirrhosis will be more helpful in the follow-up evaluation and predicting its prognostic index in liver cirrhosis patients.

Details

Language :
Korean
ISSN :
1226-0479
Volume :
8
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Taehan Kan Hakhoe chi = The Korean journal of hepatology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
12499782