Bone mineral density in patients with liver cirrhosis
Topcheeva, O.N.; Drozdov, V.N.; Embutnieks, I.V.; Viazhevich, I.V.
Eksperimental'naia i Klinicheskaia Gastroenterologiia 8: 51-55
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1682-8658 PMID: 20469679 Document Number: 635689
The article represents BMD (bone mineral density) study of 75 patients with a cirrhosis of liver. Main group of patients under study was represented by alcoholic cirrhosis patients - 45%, and primary biliary cirrhosis - 36%. 72% of patients were established BMD deficit, 25% on osteoporosis level. Influence of disease etiology on osteopenia frequency and/or osteoporosis localization was diagnosed. Dependence of osteopenia frequency and/or osteoporosis from population risk factors, duration of disease, hepatic insufficiency class under Child-Pugh score was analyzed.