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==Ultrasound== | ==Ultrasound== | ||
There are no ultrasound findings associated with hepatic encephalopathy, but ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of underlying causes of hepatic encephalopathy like hepatic cirrhosis.<ref name="pmid18328931">{{cite journal| author=Schuppan D, Afdhal NH| title=Liver cirrhosis. | journal=Lancet | year= 2008 | volume= 371 | issue= 9615 | pages= 838-51 | pmid=18328931 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60383-9 | pmc=2271178 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18328931 }} </ref> | There are no ultrasound findings associated with hepatic encephalopathy, but ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of underlying causes of hepatic encephalopathy like [[hepatic cirrhosis]].<ref name="pmid18328931">{{cite journal| author=Schuppan D, Afdhal NH| title=Liver cirrhosis. | journal=Lancet | year= 2008 | volume= 371 | issue= 9615 | pages= 838-51 | pmid=18328931 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60383-9 | pmc=2271178 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18328931 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Ultrasound
There are no ultrasound findings associated with hepatic encephalopathy, but ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of underlying causes of hepatic encephalopathy like hepatic cirrhosis.[1]
References
- ↑ Schuppan D, Afdhal NH (2008). "Liver cirrhosis". Lancet. 371 (9615): 838–51. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60383-9. PMC 2271178. PMID 18328931.