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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0016-3503</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gen]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gen]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0016-3503</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Venezolana de Gastroentereología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0016-35032025000300121</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.61155/gen.v79i3.748</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hepatopatía Crónica: volumen del lóbulo caudado como predictor de severidad]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Chronic Liver Disease: caudate lobe volume as a predictor of severity]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mogollón Heredia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fátima Mariana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez De Aguiar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Néstor]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Louis-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[César]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario de Caracas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Central de Venezuela Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>79</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>121</fpage>
<lpage>130</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0016-35032025000300121&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0016-35032025000300121&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0016-35032025000300121&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: La enfermedad hepática crónica (EHC) es un conjunto de alteraciones hepáticas progresivas, producido por la inflamación crónica y fibrosis, que afectan a la estructura y las funciones del hígado, siendo la cirrosis hepática, su etapa final. El objetivo de esta investigación es evaluar la utilidad del volumen del lóbulo caudado como indicador de severidad de la hepatopatía crónica en pacientes adultos.  Pacientes y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, analítico, prospectivo, de corte transversal, en 63 pacientes con EHC. El volumen del lóbulo caudado fue calculado en base a sus diámetros longitudinal, transversal y oblicuo medidos por ultrasonido abdominal.  Resultados: La edad promedio fue de 59,52 años, con predominio de sexo femenino en el 60,3%. La etiología más frecuente de EHC fue el alcohol y la infección viral por virus de hepatitis B y C. Se determinó el Child-Pugh, siendo el grupo C el más frecuente con el 63,5% y en donde el volumen del lóbulo caudado fue mayor, con mediana de 41 cm3. Se conformó un grupo control de 40 pacientes sin EHC en donde el volumen del lóbulo caudado tuvo una mediana de 10 cm3.  Conclusión: Se determinó que el volumen del lóbulo caudado, y sus diámetros son mayores en los pacientes con EHC y además van aumentado según la severidad de la función hepática.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Chronic liver disease (CLD) encompasses a group of progressive liver disorders characterized by chronic inflammation and fibrosis, leading to structural and functional alterations of the liver. Cirrhosis represents the final stage of CLD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of caudate lobe volume as an indicator of disease severity in adult patients with CLD.  Patients and Methods: A descriptive, analytical, prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted in 63 patients diagnosed with CLD. Caudate lobe volume was calculated based on longitudinal, transverse, and oblique diameters obtained through abdominal ultrasound.  Results: The mean age was 59.52 years, with a female predominance (60.3%). The most common etiologies of CLD were alcohol use and viral infections caused by hepatitis B and C. Disease severity was assessed using the Child-Pugh classification, with Class C being the most prevalent (63.5%) and showing the largest caudate lobe volume, with a median of 41 cm³. A control group of 40 patients without CLD had a median caudate lobe volume of 10 cm3.  Conclusions: Caudate lobe volume and its diameters were found to be larger in patients with CLD and increased proportionally with the severity of liver dysfunction.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Lóbulo caudado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[volumen del lóbulo caudado como predictor de severidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hepatopatía crónica y Ecosonograma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Caudate lobe]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[volume of the caudate lobe as a predictor of severity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[chronic liver disease and Ultrasonography]]></kwd>
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