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The spleen to liver volume (S/L) ratio of 13 patients with fulminant hepatitis was determined using X-ray computed tomography (CT), and the correlation between S/L ratio and prognosis was evaluated. The S/L ratio of 6 patients who died was greater than 0.16, whereas that of the remaining 7 patients who survived was less than 0.15. These findings suggest that determining the S/L ratio using CT may be useful for assessing the eligibility of patients with fulminant hepatitis for liver transplantation.
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Uetsuji, S., Komada, H., Kwon, A.H. et al. Assessing the eligibility for liver transplantation of patients with fulminant hepatitis. Surg Today 27, 186–188 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02385914
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