We have studied the degree of disturbance of fat metabolism represented by the thickness of subcutaneous fat and the degree of liver impairment according to Child Pugh's grading. The mean (+_SD) subcutaneous normal fat in the control, Child A, Child B, and Child C were 16,05+- 0.43;14.25+- 0.21; 11,06 +- 0.51 and 8.18 +- 0.42 respectively. The mean subcutaneous fat was significantly affected especially in patients classified as Child C (P < 0.0001).Same finding was found in considering serum albumin and serum bilirubin. The decreased subcutaneous fat statistically was significantly correlated with elevated serum bilirubin especially in patient classified as Child C and B, (P < 0.0001). This study concludes that the ultrasonographic measurement of subcutaneous fat thickness is a sensitive, reliable and valid method of evaluating the nutritional status and detecting wasting of adipose tissue which occurs in severe liver cirrhosis.
Abdel Monem, S., Abaza, A. H., & Gorrhoury, L. (2012). Subcutaneous Fat in Liver Cirrhosis. The Medical Journal of Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, 1(10), 759-762. doi: 10.21608/mjam.2012.16795
MLA
Soad Abdel Monem; Abdel Hamid Abaza; Laila Gorrhoury. "Subcutaneous Fat in Liver Cirrhosis". The Medical Journal of Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, 1, 10, 2012, 759-762. doi: 10.21608/mjam.2012.16795
HARVARD
Abdel Monem, S., Abaza, A. H., Gorrhoury, L. (2012). 'Subcutaneous Fat in Liver Cirrhosis', The Medical Journal of Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, 1(10), pp. 759-762. doi: 10.21608/mjam.2012.16795
VANCOUVER
Abdel Monem, S., Abaza, A. H., Gorrhoury, L. Subcutaneous Fat in Liver Cirrhosis. The Medical Journal of Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, 2012; 1(10): 759-762. doi: 10.21608/mjam.2012.16795
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