Fatty infiltration of the liver: analysis of prevalence, radiological and clinical features and influence on patient management - PubMed (original) (raw)
Fatty infiltration of the liver: analysis of prevalence, radiological and clinical features and influence on patient management
A Y el-Hassan et al. Br J Radiol. 1992 Sep.
Abstract
Over a 6-year period, in 1425 adult computed tomographic studies, radiological evidence of fatty infiltration of the liver (FIL) was found in 138 patients (9.7%). Patients with FIL had a mean age +/- SD of 45.9 +/- 15.7 years and 57% were males; the majority were Saudis (73%). Most patients (95%) had one or more underlying aetiological causes. Haematological and non-haematological malignancies with or without liver involvement were the most frequently encountered aetiological factors (66% of patients). FIL contributed to hepatomegaly or was associated with abnormality in one or more of the liver function tests in 30% and 39% of patients, respectively. Assessment of the various radiological patterns showed diffuse fatty changes in 68% of patients and solitary or multiple focal changes in 9% and 22%, respectively. 13 patients (9%) showed sparing of the caudate lobe within a diffuse fatty process. Patients with diffuse FIL had significantly higher values for alkaline phosphatase (p = 0.0016) and serum asparate aminotransferase (p = 0.0251) than those who had the focal pattern. FIL in 20 patients (14%) imposed a difficulty in making an appropriate diagnosis, led to inaccurate impressions, or forced unnecessary invasive or non-invasive investigations. We conclude from our large series of patients that FIL is not uncommon in hospital practice and among those at risk should always be considered as an appropriate diagnosis.
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