Open AccessHepatosplenic schistosomiasis: a rare cause of chronic liver disease with portal hypertension diagnosed by abdominal ultrasound
Author(s) -
Alejandro Jesús Borrella Gras,
Mariano Gómez Rubio,
Inés María Olazarán Narváez,
Manuel Pérez González
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2021.8086/2021
Subject(s) - medicine , portal hypertension , schistosomiasis , chronic liver disease , abdominal ultrasound , ultrasound , liver disease , radiology , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , immunology , helminths
Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS) is a major cause of chronic liver disease with portal hypertension (pHTN) in Africa, Asia, and America. Abdominal ultrasound is essential for diagnosis.