Does intrahepatic calcification need to be treated immedicately?
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Does intrahepatic calcification need to be treated immedicately?
Does intrahepatic calcification need to be treated immedicately? Intrahepatic calcification is very common clinically, but many people do not understand the significance of calcification.
Many people will find calcifications in the liver when doing B-ultrasound. So what is going on with this calcification? What exactly are intrahepatic calcifications? Does it matter? Do you need treatment?
What exactly are intrahepatic calcifications?
Intrahepatic calcification is very common in clinic, but many people do not understand the significance of calcification. Some people worry about whether it is cirrhosis or liver cancer.
First of all, it is certain that the calcification is neither cirrhosis nor liver cancer.
Intrahepatic calcification is a stone-like substance that appears in the liver. We can clearly see the location, shape, and number of calcification in the liver through B-ultrasound and other medical methods, but its appearance does not give The patient brings obvious abnormalities and injuries. The reason why the patient feels discomfort may be due to the cause of the calcification in the liver.
The cause of intrahepatic calcification is mostly the scar left by hepatic parenchymal cells after inflammation.
In addition to intrahepatic calcification, there are many other calcifications that are not a big problem.
Calcification generally refers to the deposition and hardening of calcium in local tissues, such as calcification of arterial plaque, or bone calcification, and so on.
It can be seen that not all intrahepatic calcification foci are related to calcium deposition. The common situation of intrahepatic calcification foci is the “scar” left by the healing of local inflammation in liver disease, and no treatment is required.
Note that this is local, not diffuse.
Simple calcifications have no effect on our liver and do not require treatment.
Pay attention to the difference between intrahepatic calcification and intrahepatic bile duct stones.
If the imaging examination shows multiple calcification foci, and they are concentrated in the intrahepatic bile duct, it may be bile duct stones.
This requires further diagnosis.
However, if it is a calcified foci with a diameter of more than 3 cm, it may be cancer tissue that has metastasized to the liver area, which can be further confirmed by CT and MRI.
Now you understand that small, single shots are generally no problem, and large and multiple shots need to be further diagnosed.
Causes of calcification in the liver
1. Chronic inflammation or trauma in the liver.
Especially seen in patients with liver tuberculosis or liver abscess.
2. Parasitic infection:
Such as liver hydatid disease, schistosomiasis.
3. By congenital factors.
Non-specific calcification foci formed in the liver parenchyma.
Some patients have been formed during the fetal period.
4. Hepatitis, liver cyst and other diseases are related.
The incidence of intrahepatic calcification in hepatitis patients is higher than that of healthy people, but it has nothing to do with the length of illness and the age of the patients.
(source:internet, reference only)
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