Envejecimiento y enfermedades del hígado / Liver diseases in the elderly
Gastroenterol. hepatol. (Ed. impr.)
; 37(9): 535-543, nov. 2014. ilus, tab
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em Espanhol
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RESUMEN
La patología hepática del anciano ha despertado menos interés que la de otros órganos, ya que el hígado juega un escaso papel en el envejecimiento. No existen enfermedades hepáticas específicas de la edad avanzada, pero las modificaciones anatómicas y funcionales del hígado ligadas al envejecimiento justifican cambios en la frecuencia y comportamiento clínico y evolutivo de algunas enfermedades hepáticas, en comparación con el que se observa en pacientes más jóvenes.En esta revisión se examinan los aspectos más destacados del estado del hígado en la población sana de edad avanzada, así como las características de las enfermedades hepáticas más prevalentes en esta edad, especialmente la aproximación diagnóstica ante los problemas hepáticos más comunes en la edad avanzada la elevación asintomática de las transaminasas y la ictericia. Liver diseases in the elderly have aroused less interest than diseases of other organs, since the liver plays a limited role in aging. There are no specific liver diseases of old age, but age-related anatomical and functional modifications of the liver cause changes in the frequency and clinical behavior of some liver diseases compared with those in younger patients. This review discusses the most important features of liver function in the healthy elderly population, as well as the features of the most prevalent liver diseases in this age group, especially the diagnostic approach to the most common liver problems in the elderly asymptomatic elevation of serum transaminases and jaundice
ABSTRACT
Liver diseases in the elderly have aroused less interest than diseases of other organs, since the liver plays a limited role in aging. There are no specific liver diseases of old age, but age-related anatomical and functional modifications of the liver cause changes in the frequency and clinical behavior of some liver diseases compared with those in younger patients. This review discusses the most important features of liver function in the healthy elderly population, as well as the features of the most prevalent liver diseases in this age group, especially the diagnostic approach to the most common liver problems in the elderly asymptomatic elevation of serum transaminases and jaundice
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Assunto principal:
Envelhecimento
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Hepatopatias
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Gastroenterol. hepatol. (Ed. impr.)
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Barcelona/España