Clinical implications of thoracic duct dilatation in patients with chronic liver disease

This study aimed to investigate the association between the degree of thoracic duct dilatation and the progression of chronic liver disease.In this cross-sectional and retrospective study, 179 patients (mean age, 60.9 years; 114 men) with chronic liver disease who underwent chest CT were enrolled. D...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2020-05, Vol.99 (22), p.e19889-e19889
Main Authors: Park, Seung Woon, Kim, Tae Hyung, Ham, Soo-Youn, Um, Soon Ho, Goh, Hyun Gil, Lee, SunHye, Lee, Han Ah, Yim, Sun Young, Seo, Yeon Seok, Yim, Hyung Joon, An, Hyunggin, Oh, Yu-Whan
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Ascites - etiology
Ascites - pathology
Chronic Disease
Dilatation, Pathologic
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis - complications
Liver Cirrhosis - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Thoracic Duct - pathology
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Summary:This study aimed to investigate the association between the degree of thoracic duct dilatation and the progression of chronic liver disease.In this cross-sectional and retrospective study, 179 patients (mean age, 60.9 years; 114 men) with chronic liver disease who underwent chest CT were enrolled. Dilatation of the left distal thoracic ducts (DTD) was measured and divided into the following 3 grades according to the maximum transverse diameter: grade 0, invisible thoracic duct; grade 1, visible duct with
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000019889