Diffusive liver changes
Diffuse changes in such an important organ as the liver can be determined not only with the help of ultrasound, which is the main method of liver research, but also with additional methods of research - laboratory and instrumental methods. Diffusive changes in the liver are different and can occur due to many factors.
What are, and what are the diffuse changes in the liver
Normally, the tissue of this organ is represented by a homogeneous, weak echo structure, in which blood vessels, bile ducts can be seen that have an echogenicity high enough. Diffuse changes in the liver parenchyma indicate changes in the entire liver tissue. It can be a minor functional change and its severe defeat. To clarify the diagnosis, additional studies are being conducted. This is a laboratory study, with which you can find out how much the liver function has suffered. In addition, research is carried out on the duodenum, biliary tract, pancreas, and if necessary, the condition of all organs of the digestive system is examined.
Symptoms of diffuse liver changes are as follows: aching permanent pain in the right hypochondrium, often giving to the right shoulder, yellowish stain of the sclera, skin around the eyes, tongue.
Conclusion Ultrasound "Diffuse changes" can occur in viral hepatitis, with fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, various other metabolic diseases of the liver. For example, during the degeneration( fat) of the tissue of this organ( it may be a consequence of many diseases - chronic alcoholism, obesity, diabetes), the liver is enlarged in size, compared with the norm, the echogenicity of its structure is increased. A slight increase in the liver with an increase in the echogenicity of its tissue can be observed in chronic hepatitis, which can also appear for various reasons( for example, against a background of chronic alcoholism, when the virus is infected).To determine the cause of such diffuse changes in the liver, a number of additional studies are required.
The liver is enlarged in size and its tissues in most cases have an ultrasonic structure of heterogeneous structure, due to sites with varying degrees of echogenicity in acute hepatitis of various origins. In this case, it is possible to observe enlarged lymph nodes in the liver region. Such a picture also requires clarification of the diagnosis with the help of additional research techniques.
With liver cirrhosis, the liver contours become bumpy, uneven( with small, as well as large tubercles).The tissue of this organ has an uneven echogenicity due to the proliferation of connective tissue. According to various additional signs, one can assume the nature of cirrhosis. For example, with alcoholic cirrhosis, the liver itself gradually decreases in size, the right side of the liver decreases, and the left lobe of the liver may even slightly increase( compensatory reaction).Other types of cirrhosis of the liver also have their own distinctive features. However, even the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis, which has quite distinctive signs with ultrasound, can not be accurately established on the basis of only one such study.
Diffuse changes in this organ can talk about many liver diseases. Specialists from the results of the liver study, for specific changes in the liver, can prescribe to patients the treatment necessary for a particular case.
