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Hello doctor,
I am suffering from chronic hepatitis. Three months ago, I had a liver ultrasound that showed 7.0 Kpa- F1, then the blood test showed C.E.A of 5.52. I had a gastroscopy and colonoscopy which resulted in esophagitis, antral congestion, and ascending colonic diverticulum. After that, I took medicine for the stomach and colon for 6 weeks, then stopped for 3 months, then I had an ultrasound of the liver with the result of 9.0 Kpa- F3, and the blood test of C.E.A was 5.71 . Please ask such a doctor is it dangerous and how to treat chronic hepatitis? Doctor please help me!
Huynh Thanh Nguyen (1955)
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Answered by Doctor Phan Thi Minh Huong - Gastroenterologist - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Danang International Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “How to treat chronic hepatitis? ”, the doctor would like to answer as follows:
CEA index with error between 2 tests is acceptable. However, liver elastography ultrasound results 3 months apart are quite different if you are examined by the same doctor and used the same ultrasound machine initially. Because this result is also affected by the quality of the machine, the operator, the previous underlying liver disease.
You should recheck the liver elastography ultrasound test. If you have a previous chronic hepatitis B and C disease or have used a lot of alcohol and fatty liver, you should stop using alcohol, follow a healthy diet, increase your liver's resistance, exercise. exercise regularly. You should see a gastroenterologist - hepatobiliary to be checked for hepatitis B and C, if any, to have an effective treatment.
If you still have questions about chronic hepatitis, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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