Open AccessDoppler assessment of hepatic venous waves for predicting large varices in cirrhotic patients
Author(s) -
Thomas T. Joseph,
M Mukunda,
Krishnadas Devadas,
Vinayakumar K Ramakrishnannair
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.74465
Subject(s) - medicine , varices , cirrhosis , esophageal varices , portal hypertension , liver disease , gastroenterology , vein , cardiology , radiology
Color Doppler examination of changes in hepatic venous waveforms is being evaluated as a means of prediction of severity of portal hypertension and presence of esophageal varices. Normal hepatic venous waveform shows a triphasic pattern. In cirrhosis, this pattern changes to a biphasic or monophasic pattern. We aimed to study the sensitivity of loss of normal hepatic venous waveforms in predicting large varices in a cross-sectional analysis.