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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Ultrasonography]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of jaundice due to [[cirrhosis]]. Findings on an [[abdominal]] [[ultrasonography]] suggestive of [[cirrhosis]] include [[splenomegaly]], [[ascites]], re-canalization of [[umbilical vein]] -- [[pathognomonic]] of portal hypertension, and porto-systemic [[collaterals]]. | [[Ultrasonography]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of jaundice due to [[cirrhosis]]. Findings on an [[abdominal]] [[ultrasonography]] suggestive of [[cirrhosis]] include [[splenomegaly]], [[ascites]], re-canalization of [[umbilical vein]] -- [[pathognomonic]] of portal hypertension, and porto-systemic [[collaterals]]. | ||
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|[[image:Ascites11.jpg|thumb|400px|Ascites ultrasonography-Case courtesy of Dr Maulik S Patel, via radiopaedia.org<ref name="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org. From the case <"https://radiopaedia.org/cases/29199">rID: 29199</ref>]] | |[[image:Ascites11.jpg|thumb|400px|Ascites ultrasonography-Case courtesy of Dr Maulik S Patel, via radiopaedia.org<ref name="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org. From the case <"https://radiopaedia.org/cases/29199">rID: 29199</ref>]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]
Overview
Ultrasonography may be helpful in the diagnosis of jaundice due to cirrhosis. Findings on an abdominal ultrasonography suggestive of cirrhosis include splenomegaly, ascites, re-canalization of umbilical vein -- pathognomonic of portal hypertension, and porto-systemic collaterals.
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- Ultrasonography may be helpful in the diagnosis of jaundice due to cirrhosis. Findings on an abdominal ultrasonography suggestive of cirrhosis include:[2]
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
- Re-canalization of umbilical vein -- pathognomonic of portal hypertension
- Porto-systemic collaterals
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Radiopaedia.org. From the case <"https://radiopaedia.org/cases/29199">rID: 29199
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