Clinical implications of thoracic duct dilatation in patients with chronic liver disease

This study aimed to investigate the association between the degree of thoracic duct dilatation and the progression of chronic liver disease.In this cross-sectional and retrospective study, 179 patients (mean age, 60.9 years; 114 men) with chronic liver disease who underwent chest CT were enrolled. D...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicine (Baltimore) 2020-05, Vol.99 (22), p.e19889-e19889
Hauptverfasser:	Park, Seung Woon, Kim, Tae Hyung, Ham, Soo-Youn, Um, Soon Ho, Goh, Hyun Gil, Lee, SunHye, Lee, Han Ah, Yim, Sun Young, Seo, Yeon Seok, Yim, Hyung Joon, An, Hyunggin, Oh, Yu-Whan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Ascites - etiology Ascites - pathology Chronic Disease Dilatation, Pathologic Disease Progression Female Humans Liver Cirrhosis - complications Liver Cirrhosis - pathology Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Thoracic Duct - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	This study aimed to investigate the association between the degree of thoracic duct dilatation and the progression of chronic liver disease.In this cross-sectional and retrospective study, 179 patients (mean age, 60.9 years; 114 men) with chronic liver disease who underwent chest CT were enrolled. Dilatation of the left distal thoracic ducts (DTD) was measured and divided into the following 3 grades according to the maximum transverse diameter: grade 0, invisible thoracic duct; grade 1, visible duct with
ISSN:	0025-7974 1536-5964
DOI:	10.1097/MD.0000000000019889