RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIOUS ETHEOLOGICAL GROUPS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS AND FREQUENCY OF COMPLICATIONS
The article covers the problem of liver cirrhosis (LC) and associated complications. The incidence of LC and mortality have been continuously increasing, which is associated with a wide spread of viral and toxic liver damage. Complications of LC are the main cause of death of patients. A retrospective analysis of 89 case histories of patients undergoing inpatient treatment in the Gastroenterology Department of the Hospital was conducted. The study revealed the main etiological factors of the LC, the most common complications, analyzed the severity of the course of LC. The presence of an interconnection is not established between various aetiological services (hepatic encephalopathy (HE), bleeding from varicose-esophageal varices (VEV), hepatocellular carcinoma). There was a more frequent development of ascites, as well as the presence of a more severe stage of HE in patients with ethanol and combined (HCV + ethanol) LC.
Efremova OA, Bolkhovitina OA, Vorobyeva A.S, et al. Relationship between various etheological groups of liver cirrhosis and frequency of complications. Research Result. Medicine and Pharmacy. 2017;3(2):15-19 (In Russian). DOI: 10.18413/2313-8955-2017-3-2-15-19
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