2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-39842008000200003
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Avaliação ultra-sonográfica de nódulos sideróticos esplênicos em pacientes esquistossomóticos com hipertensão portal

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate ultrasound sensitivity and reproducibility as compared with magnetic resonance imaging as the gold standard in the detection of splenic siderotic nodules in schistosomal patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Initially, 21 patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and diagnosed with splenic siderotic nodules by magnetic resonance imaging were ultrasonographically evaluated for determining the method sensitivity. In a second phase, the method reproducibility in the detection and quantificatio… Show more

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“…This is a relevant information, as the literature reports controversial results in relation to Doppler ultrasonography reproducibility in the measurement of flow parameters in these patients. The other study, by Gonzalez et al (4) , confirms the usefulness of ultrasonography in the evaluation of splenic siderotic nodules in patients with schistosomiasis.…”
Section: Editorialmentioning
confidence: 66%
“…This is a relevant information, as the literature reports controversial results in relation to Doppler ultrasonography reproducibility in the measurement of flow parameters in these patients. The other study, by Gonzalez et al (4) , confirms the usefulness of ultrasonography in the evaluation of splenic siderotic nodules in patients with schistosomiasis.…”
Section: Editorialmentioning
confidence: 66%
“…Therefore, vascular lesions determine the essential clinical aspects of this parasitosis. Ultrasonography (US), because of its capability to reveal the stage of the disease, has been widely utilized in studies of schistosomiasis mansoni morbidity in endemic regions (3)(4)(5)(6) . It is currently considered as the method of choice in populational studies (7) , showing to be superior to physical examination for diagnosis, planning and monitoring of the disease management programs (8) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Schistosomiasis, among parasitic diseases affecting the world, is one of the most prevalent, with estimated 200 to 300 million people affected in more than 74 countries (1)(2)(3) . In Brazil, schistosomiasis mansoni affects a population estimated in 8 million infected individuals distributed throughout an endemic region extending from Rio Grande do Norte to Minas Gerais (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%