Analysis of Hepatic Capsular Enhancement Mimicking the Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome on a Multidetector Computed Tomography
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
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: 277-282, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To determine the associated diseases causing hepatic capsular enhancement and analyze the relationship of the capsular enhancement patterns as a function of the associated diseases. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed 797 patients having undergone arterial phase abdominal CT scans. Among these images, 47 patients showed hepatic capsular enhancement (13 men and 34 women; mean age 53.1; age range 5-91 years). We investigated if there was a correlation between the pattern of hepatic capsular enhancement and cause of disease. When the hepatic capsular enhancement was found to persist until the portal phase, the symptom duration was evaluated.RESULTS:
Hepatic capsular enhancements were presented in 5.9% (47/797) of the arterial phase abdominal CT scans. Six patients (12.8%) were diagnosed with Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. The other causes of hepatic capsular enhancement included 20 cases of inflammation, 13 cases of malignancy, and 8 cases of other diseases. The extent of the hepatic capsular enhancement was not significantly different among the causes of disease. In thirty two of 47 patients (68.1%), hepatic capsular enhancement persisted until the portal phase images.CONCLUSION:
Hepatic capsular enhancement on an arterial phase is a nonspecific imaging finding observed in the Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome as well as a variety of other diseases. A CT is useful in finding the hepatic capsular enhancement and determining the accompanying disease.
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Assunto principal:
Peritonite
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Infecções por Chlamydia
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Doença Inflamatória Pélvica
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Tomografia Computadorizada Multidetectores
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Hepatite
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Inflamação
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Fígado
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
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