Esclerosis hepato-portal: 10 anos de experiencia el el Instituto Nacional de Pediatria / Hepatoportal sclerosis. 10 years of experience in the National Institute of Pediatrics
Acta gastroenterol. latinoam
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27(1): 49-52, mar. 1997. ilus, tab
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in Spanish
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RESUMO
Objetive To assess the frecuency and clinical picture of Hepatoportal Sclerosis in a population of Mexican children of the Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México City. Background:
Hepatoportal Sclerosis is a disease of unknown etiology. It's diagnosis is difficut. The main clinical presentation is splenomegaly with or without hematemesis (portal hypertension). Splenoportography and liver histology study are the best procedures for diagnosis and must be performed by experts.Methods:
We studied 7/106 children with portal hypertension during a period of 10 years, who were seen at the Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México city. Inclusion criteria were specifical findings of splenoportography and histologic changes in liver biopsy.Results:
We found 7/106 children. The main clinical manifestation were splenomegaly and hematemesis. We did not find any previous history of contact with arsenisc, vinyl chloride or copper sulfate. In 6/7 children a porto-systemic shunt was performed. Only one received propranolol and sclerotheraphy. At the time of this report all children have shown a good clinical course.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Portal System
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Acta gastroenterol. latinoam
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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