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M Baudoux

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PubMed1992

Emission tomography for assessment of diffuse alcoholic liver disease.

A method of quantitative liver tomoscintigraphy (SPECT) was compared for accuracy with planar scintigraphy (PS) in a group of patients with diffuse alcoholic liver disease. SPECT sensitivity was also compared with that of transmission computed tomography (CT), US, aminopyrine breath test (ABT) and liver chemistries (LC). One hundred and fourteen alcoholic patients with proven liver disease and 17 patients free of liver disease were included. Seven quantitative scintigraphic features and a score, including all criteria were considered. With a specificity of 95%, the sensitivity was 79% in steatosis and 97% in cirrhosis. SPECT showed a better sensitivity than PS (SPECT 89%, PS 66%), especially in patients with steatosis. In the same subsets of patients, SPECT sensitivity also compared favorably with that of transmission CT (SPECT 92%, CT 65%), ultrasonography (SPECT 88%, US 53%) and ABT (SPECT 90%, ABT 63%).

Alanine Transaminase↗
PubMed1988

Use of propofol for sedation during gastrointestinal endoscopies.

This study investigated the suitability of propofol as a sole agent for continuous sedation in 100 unpremedicated patients during gastrointestinal endoscopy. The propofol was given very slowly (average 62.7 seconds) in order to prevent apnoea during induction, and the dose adjusted according to age (68% of patients were older than 50 years) and ASA grade (32% were ASA grade 3 or 4). There was no correlation under these circumstances between the observed haemodynamic variations and the age or ASA grade of the patients. The infusion rate during maintenance was also adjusted for age, and for the type of endoscopy. The mean rate was 4.3 mg/kg/hour. Recovery was rapid and of excellent quality; 77 patients were awake within 10 minutes and 99 reported total amnesia.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

High-output right ventricular failure secondary to hepatic arteriovenous microfistulae. Selective arterial embolization treatment.

A patient with diffuse hepatic arteriovenous microfistulae suffered from secondary high-output right ventricular failure, pulmonary hypertension, and ascites, all of which could be managed by selective embolization of the hepatic artery. The vascular lesion of the liver seems to be essential, although hemorrhagic hereditary telangiectasia , perhaps aggravated by administration of oral contraceptives, may be considered contributory factors in this case.

Arteriovenous Fistula↗
PubMed1980

Tc-99m-MDP bone scanning detection of gastric calcification.

A 50-year-old man with hypercalcemia related to Cope syndrome was referred for bone scintigraphy. There was a clear accumulation of the technetium-phosphate complex in the stomach. The condition was reversible with treatment of the underlying cause.

Calcinosis↗