Minimal hepatic encephalopathy in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: High prevalence and association with portosystemic shunts in a Brazilian cross-sectional study

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World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 113078
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.113078

Table 6 Ultrasonographic characteristics of 200 patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis, according to the presence or absence of hepatic encephalopathy diagnosed by Animal naming (Recife, Brazil, 2025)

Variables		Total (%)	With HE, n = 49 (%)	Without HE, n = 151 (%)	P value
Niamey classification	D	22 (11.00)	9 (18.37)	13 (8.61)	0.057
	E	128 (64.00)	25 (51.02)	103 (68.21)
	F	50 (25.00)	15 (30.61)	35 (23.18)
Prior splenectomy		94 (47.00)	21 (42.86)	73 (48.34)	0.61
Portal vein not visualized¹		45 (22.50)	6 (12.24)	39 (25.83)	0.074
Longitudinal diameter of spleen (n = 106)		16.15 ± 8.44	16.07 ± 8.50	16.17 ± 8.41	0.89
Portal vein diameter (n = 155)		1.02 ± 0.49	1.03 ± 0.49	1.01 ± 0.49	0.68
Splenic vein diameter (n = 106)		0.97 ± 0.52	0.90 ± 0.53	0.96 ± 0.53	0.57

¹Portal vein thrombosis or cavernoma or technical difficulties.

Data are showed as n (%) or mean ± SD. HE: Hepatic encephalopathy.

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Citation: Lucas IC, Domingues AL, Filgueira NA, Lopes EP, Albuquerque IKP, Pereira CLD. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: High prevalence and association with portosystemic shunts in a Brazilian cross-sectional study. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(12): 113078
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Lucas IC, Domingues AL, Filgueira NA, Lopes EP, Albuquerque IKP, Pereira CLD. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: High prevalence and association with portosystemic shunts in a Brazilian cross-sectional study. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(12): 113078 [PMID: 41641278 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.113078]

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