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Jaundice echocardiography or ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Ultrasonography may be helpful in the diagnosis of jaundice due to cirrhosis. Findings on an abdominal ultrasonography suggestive of cirrhosis include splenomegaly, ascites, re-canalization of umbilical vein — pathognomonic of portal hypertension, and porto-systemic collaterals.
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography
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- Ultrasonography may be helpful in the diagnosis of jaundice due to cirrhosis. Findings on an abdominal ultrasonography suggestive of cirrhosis include:[2]
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
- Re-canalization of umbilical vein — pathognomonic of portal hypertension
- Porto-systemic collaterals
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Radiopaedia.org. From the case <“https://radiopaedia.org/cases/29199“>rID: 29199
- ↑ Procopet B, Berzigotti A (2017). “Diagnosis of cirrhosis and portal hypertension: imaging, non-invasive markers of fibrosis and liver biopsy”. Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 5 (2): 79–89. doi:10.1093/gastro/gox012. PMC 5421457. PMID 28533906.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]