Determination of the Role of Mean Corpuscular Volume Level on the Diagnosis of Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis and Investigation of Its Effect on the Prognosis

Abstract

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between macrocytosis and Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis (ALC) and its accuracy, sensitivity and specificity rates. Material and Methods: Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) levels of 46 patients diagnosed as having ALC (Group 1) and 51 patients diagnosed as having Hepatitis B cirrhosis and Hepatitis C cirrhosis (Group 2) were compared retrospectively. Results: MCV level determined as 94.6±10.87 in patients in Group 1 was statistically significantly higher than in patients in Group 2 (p

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Ortalama Eritrosit Hacmi Düzeyinin Alkolik Karaciğer Sirozu Tanısındaki Yerinin Belirlenmesi ve Prognoza Etkisinin İrdelenmesi

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Amaç: Alkolik karaciğer sirozunda(AKS) makrositoz sıklığı ve makrositoz ile prognoz arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenerek doğruluk, duyarlılık ve özgüllük değerlerinin tespiti amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: AKS tanısı olan toplam 46 hasta(grup 1)ile Hepatit B ve C virüslerine bağlı karaciğer sirozu (KS)tanısı olan 51 hastanın(grup 2) ortalama eritrosit hacmi(OEH) düzeyleri retrospektif olarak karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Grup 1'de OEH değeri 94.6±10.87 olup, grup 2 hastalardan anlamlı olarak yüksek saptandı(p

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Siroz, alkol, makrositoz, prognoz

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16. Kabul Tarihi: 02.11.2007