Lesiones focales hepáticas benignas: un hallazgo frecuente a la tomografía computada / Benign focal liver lesions detected by computed tomography: Review of 1,184 examinations
Rev. méd. Chile
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) of the abdomen, with use of contrast medium, is able to detect and differentiate most focal liver lesions.Aim:
To determine the prevalence and features of benign focal liver lesions (BFLL) detected by abdominal MDCT. Patients andMethods:
We reviewed the reports of contrast abdominal MDCT performed to outpatients between August 2011 and July 2012. Clinical data of examined patients and imaging findings in terms of description of the hepatic parenchyma and the presence of BFLL, were recorded.Results:
Data from 1,184 studies were analyzed. Of these, 461 studies (38.4%) reported BFLL. The most prevalent lesions were simple cysts in 290 studies (24%) and hemangiomas in 61 studies (5.1%), granuloma-calcification in 39 (3.2%), focal nodular hyperplasia in 19 (1.6%) and one adenoma. If patients with known causes of liver disease were excluded, the prevalence of BFLL did not change substantially (lesions were found in 396 (37.5%) patients). Compared with livers with signs of damage, normal livers had more cystic lesions (27 and 16.2% respectively, p = 0.014) and hemangiomas (5.3 and 1.1% respectively, p = 0.043).Conclusions:
BFLL are very common findings in MDCT studies. Most of these lesions are simple cysts and hemangiomas.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Comparação Transcultural
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Saúde Mental
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Saúde Ocupacional
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Carga de Trabalho
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Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
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Rev. méd. Chile
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Rev. méd. Chile (En línea)
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Revista médica de Chile
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article