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Results of CT Scan
Please help us. We feel that our doctor may be dragging his feet or basically has written of my husband for dead. Yesterday we received a copy of the CT Abdomen with contrast report. Quoted Impression:
1. Cirrhosis. No liver neoplasm identified
2. Splenomegaly consistent with hypertension. No ascites.
3. Cholelithiasis without CT evidence of acute cholecystitis.
4. Nonobstructing left renal calculus.
5. Sigmoid diverticulosis
6. Anterior pericardial fat 20 x 14 mm nodule consistent with an enlarged lymph node due to inflammation or neoplasticism disease. No additional adenopathy identified. If patient has chest symptoms or if indicated chest cray or CT chest may be helpful to evaluate for lung or chest adenopathy respectively.
My husband has Hepatitis C, undergone Pegasys Treatment which had to be immediately stopped after two weeks as it caused stroke, severe confusion, hypertension and extreme change of behavior. He has been coughing daily, more so at night. Dry cough. Was told it was probably sinuses.
1. Cirrhosis. No liver neoplasm identified
2. Splenomegaly consistent with hypertension. No ascites.
3. Cholelithiasis without CT evidence of acute cholecystitis.
4. Nonobstructing left renal calculus.
5. Sigmoid diverticulosis
6. Anterior pericardial fat 20 x 14 mm nodule consistent with an enlarged lymph node due to inflammation or neoplasticism disease. No additional adenopathy identified. If patient has chest symptoms or if indicated chest cray or CT chest may be helpful to evaluate for lung or chest adenopathy respectively.
My husband has Hepatitis C, undergone Pegasys Treatment which had to be immediately stopped after two weeks as it caused stroke, severe confusion, hypertension and extreme change of behavior. He has been coughing daily, more so at night. Dry cough. Was told it was probably sinuses.
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3. Cholelithiasis without CT evidence of acute cholecystitis.
He has gallstones without inflammation of the gallbladder.
4. Nonobstructing left renal calculus.
Nonobstructing kidney stone in left kidney.
5. Sigmoid diverticulosis
A condition in which small pouches called diverticula form on the wall of the sigmoid colon, which is the part of the large intestine that connects to the rectum. It's typically associated with certain risk factors, including age and a poor diet.
6. Anterior pericardial fat 20 x 14 mm nodule consistent with an enlarged lymph node due to inflammation or neoplasticism disease.
A small lump of fatty tissue on the outside of the heart.
I hope he is being seen at a good hospital that knows how to handle these issues. As Nan said he should be seeing a specialist for his cirrhosis so the underlying cause (hepatitis C?) can be treated before his cirrhosis becomes irreversible.
Good luck.
Hector
He has gallstones without inflammation of the gallbladder.
4. Nonobstructing left renal calculus.
Nonobstructing kidney stone in left kidney.
5. Sigmoid diverticulosis
A condition in which small pouches called diverticula form on the wall of the sigmoid colon, which is the part of the large intestine that connects to the rectum. It's typically associated with certain risk factors, including age and a poor diet.
6. Anterior pericardial fat 20 x 14 mm nodule consistent with an enlarged lymph node due to inflammation or neoplasticism disease.
A small lump of fatty tissue on the outside of the heart.
I hope he is being seen at a good hospital that knows how to handle these issues. As Nan said he should be seeing a specialist for his cirrhosis so the underlying cause (hepatitis C?) can be treated before his cirrhosis becomes irreversible.
Good luck.
Hector
Just read your profile. It seems you already knew about the things i posted above. I am a kindred spirit - caregiver for my husband as well. He's lucky to have you fighting for him.
Nan
Nan
Welcome to this forum. You may also want to post on the Hep C community since your husband has Hep C.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Hepatitis-C/show/75
I will comment on the first three items on the list. It shows he has cirrhosis of the liver but no tumors found. He has an enlarged spleen likely the result of portal hypertension. The good news is he does not have ascites (abdominal fluid) which is a serious symptom of decompensated cirrhosis. He has gallstones (cholelithiasis).
The rest I will leave to others.
I hope he is being seen by an experienced gastroenterologist/hepatologist (liver specialist). If not, he should be.
Nan
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Hepatitis-C/show/75
I will comment on the first three items on the list. It shows he has cirrhosis of the liver but no tumors found. He has an enlarged spleen likely the result of portal hypertension. The good news is he does not have ascites (abdominal fluid) which is a serious symptom of decompensated cirrhosis. He has gallstones (cholelithiasis).
The rest I will leave to others.
I hope he is being seen by an experienced gastroenterologist/hepatologist (liver specialist). If not, he should be.
Nan
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