| Evaluation of the splenic vein diameter and longitudinal size of the spleen in patients with Gamna-Gandy bodies. | |
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PMID: 16972216 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the splenic vein diameter and longitudinal size of the spleen in patients with portal hypertension in whom Gamna-Gandy bodies were present in their spleen with those of cirrhotic patients without Gamna-Gandy bodies and a control group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between July 2001 and February 2006, patients in whom Gamna-Gandy bodies were detected in their spleen and the number of patients who had been undergone magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with the diagnosis of chronic liver disease were determined. A total of 43 cases with Gamna-Gandy bodies were noted. Out of these patients, a case of lymphoma was excluded from the study. Additional 3 cases with splenic vein thrombosis were not included in statistical analysis. Accordingly, the splenic vein diameter and longitudinal size of the spleen in 39 patients (group 1: 12 women, 27 men; mean age, 38.5 years) with portal hypertension in whom Gamna-Gandy bodies were detected in their spleen on T1-weighted gradient-echo MR images between July 2001 and February 2006 were measured. The values obtained were compared with those of 29 cirrhotic patients without Gamna-Gandy bodies (group 2: 14 women, 15 men, mean age 48.2 years) and control group (group 3: 13 women, 18 men, mean age 46.8 years). The differences between the groups were analyzed with ANOVA and student-t test. RESULTS: Gamna-Gandy bodies were detected in 6.3% (42/670) of patients with chronic liver disease. The mean longitudinal axis of the spleen (20.2+/-4.2 cm) in group 1 was significantly greater (p<0.001) than in group 2 (14.4+/-3.9 cm). The mean splenic vein diameter was significantly larger in group 1 (14.3+/-4.0 mm) than those in groups 2 and 3 (11.2+/-3.2 mm and 7.8+/-1.4 mm, respectively). CONCLUSION: The splenic vein diameter and longitudinal size of the spleen in portal hypertensive patients with Gamna- Gandy bodies are significantly larger than that of cirrhotic patients without Gamna-Gandy bodies and that of control group. |
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Nuray Haliloğlu Unsal; Ayşe Erden; Ilhan Erden |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) Volume: 12 ISSN: 1305-3825 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2006 Sep |
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Created Date: 2006-09-14 Completed Date: 2006-10-26 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101241152 Medline TA: Diagn Interv Radiol Country: Turkey |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 125-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiology, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. nurayunsal2@hotmail.com |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Case-Control Studies Female Humans Hypertension, Portal / complications* Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Liver Cirrhosis / complications* Magnetic Resonance Angiography Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods* Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Spleen / blood supply, pathology* Splenic Diseases Splenic Vein / anatomy & histology* |
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