Liver span and weight in health and disease.

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorNain, C Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSodhi, Len_US
dc.date.accessioned1999-04-15en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T04:00:49Z
dc.date.available1999-04-15en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T04:00:49Z
dc.date.issued1999-04-15en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The liver mass, made up of independent functional units called acini, correlates with liver functions. Hepatic morphological changes causing alteration in its size and volume occur in various hepatic disorders. METHODS: Antemortem clinical liver span and postmortem liver weight was studied in 23 critically ill patients. Out of these, 8 had fulminant hepatic failure, 7 had chronic liver disease with encephalopathy and 8 had other serious illnesses (chronic renal failure 3; ischaemic heart disease 3; cerebrovascular accidents 2). We also studied postmortem liver span and liver weight in 173 healthy individuals dying of accident/terrorist attacks. RESULTS: Antemortem liver span in 23 critically ill patients was 9.9 +/- 4.7 cm (mean +/- S.D.) and postmortem liver weight was 1536.9 +/- 704.7 g (mean +/- S.D.). Antemortem liver span correlated well with the postmortem liver weight (r = 0.9635). Postmortem liver span in 173 healthy individuals was 16.3 +/- 2.7 cm (mean +/- S.D.) and liver weight was 1301.5 +/- 358.8 g (mean +/- S.D.). There was very good correlation between the postmortem liver span and liver weight (r = 0.516), height (r = 0.410) and body weight (r = 0.340) in these individuals. CONCLUSION: Liver span fortells the liver weight, hence, the functional liver mass in diseased and healthy individuals.en_US
dc.description.affiliationPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh V, Singh K, Singh D, Nain CK, Sodhi L. Liver span and weight in health and disease. Tropical Gastroenterology. 1999 Apr-Jun; 20(2): 73-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/124647
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tropicalgastro.comen_US
dc.subject.meshCase-Control Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshLiver --anatomy & histologyen_US
dc.subject.meshLiver Diseases --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshOrgan Sizeen_US
dc.subject.meshReference Standardsen_US
dc.titleLiver span and weight in health and disease.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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