Alcoholic liver disease x ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]
Overview
There are no x-ray findings associated with alcoholic liver disease. However, a chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of cirrhosis, which include hydrothorax and pneumonia.
X Ray
- There are no x-ray findings associated with alcoholic liver disease. However, a chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of cirrhosis, which include:
References
- ↑ Cárdenas A, Arroyo V (2007). "Management of ascites and hepatic hydrothorax". Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 21 (1): 55–75. doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2006.07.012. PMID 17223497.
- ↑ Lazaridis KN, Frank JW, Krowka MJ, Kamath PS (1999). "Hepatic hydrothorax: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management". Am. J. Med. 107 (3): 262–7. PMID 10492320.
- ↑ Roussos A, Philippou N, Mantzaris GJ, Gourgouliannis KI (2007). "Hepatic hydrothorax: pathophysiology diagnosis and management". J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 22 (9): 1388–93. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05069.x. PMID 17645471.
- ↑ Caly WR, Strauss E (1993). "A prospective study of bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis". J. Hepatol. 18 (3): 353–8. PMID 8228129.
- ↑ Xiol X, Castellví JM, Guardiola J, Sesé E, Castellote J, Perelló A, Cervantes X, Iborra MJ (1996). "Spontaneous bacterial empyema in cirrhotic patients: a prospective study". Hepatology. 23 (4): 719–23. doi:10.1002/hep.510230410. PMID 8666323.