Gallbladder wall thickening as a sign of esophageal varices in chronic liver disease

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dc.contributor.authorErsoz G.
dc.contributor.authorOzutemiz O.
dc.contributor.authorAkarca U.S.
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz M.
dc.contributor.authorKarasu Z.
dc.contributor.authorBatur Y.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T00:27:30Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T00:27:30Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe etiology of gall bladder wall thickening (GBWT) in patients with cirrhosis is unknown. We aimed to compare GBWT in patients with different stages of cirrhosis and to investigate the relationship between GBWT and esophageal varices, ascites, serum albumin and transaminases levels. The patients with liver cirrhosis diagnosed were divided into three groups; from biopsy results group A was composed of 37 patients with no ascites and no esophageal varices; group B, 28 patients with esophageal varices, and no ascites without hypoalbuminemia; group C, 32 patients with esophageal varices and ascites. GBWT was 3.13±0.35 mm (mean±SD) in group A, 3.89±0.83 mm in group B and 5.00±1.39 mm in group C. There were significant differences between group A and B (p<0.0001), group A and C (p<0.0001) and group B and C (p<0.0005). Multiple regression analysis showed that esophageal varices was the only factor related to GBWT (p<0.0001). There was limited correlation between GBWT and ascites (p=0.051) and serum albumin levels (p=0.06). These results suggest that there is a close relationship between GBWT and esophageal varices. GBWT may be considered a sign of esophageal varices and portal hypertension, but a normal gallbladder wall can not rule out esophageal varices.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage14en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-4948
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage11en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/23535
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Gastroenterologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCirrhosisen_US
dc.subjectGallbladder wallen_US
dc.subjectUltrasonographyen_US
dc.titleGallbladder wall thickening as a sign of esophageal varices in chronic liver diseaseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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