Clinical versus ultrasound examination in the evaluation of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni in endemic areas

Clinical versus ultrasound examination in the evaluation of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni in endemic areas

The best way to appraise the size of abdominal organs remains undefined. Herein we compare the size of liver and spleen in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis using clinical and ultrasound (US) examination, and the size of the organs measured by US with their visualization below the costal margin ("p...

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Main Authors: Carolina Coimbra Marinho, Izabela Voieta, Letícia Martins Azeredo, Marina Pires Nishi, Thaís Sanai Batista, Ana Carolina Figueiredo Pereira, José Carlos Serufo, Leonardo Campos de Queiroz, Raiza Ruiz-Guevara, Carlos Maurício Antunes, Aluízio Prata, José Roberto Lambertucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
ultrasound
physical examination
spleen
liver
portal hypertension
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