Open AccessComputed tomography findings of portal hypertension in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Author(s) -
Gayatri Patil,
Amolkumar Patil,
Manu Madan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns3.6474
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , gastroenterology , portal hypertension , abdominal computed tomography , computed tomography , radiology , disease , cirrhosis
To evaluate radiologic findings of portal hypertension at computed tomography (CT) of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease for early diagnosis. Images of 200 cases who underwent non-enhanced abdominal CT were reviewed. The patients with the difference between hepatic and splenic attenuation (CT L-S)> 10 were enrolled in hepatosteatosis group. The remaining formed control group. The relationship between two groups about diameters of portal and splenic veins, craniocaudal (CC) span of liver, splenic index, caudate lobe/right lobe (C/RL) ratio was analyzed statistically by Mann– Whitney U Test and Student’s t-test. Total 200 cases, as hepatosteatosis (n= 120) and control (n= 80) groups, were involved in this study. Liver CC span, splenic index and C/RL ratio between two groups were found to be statistically significant (p< 0.01). The splenic index and C/RL ratio are important findings of portal HT and fibrosis. CT imaging can be beneficial for diagnosis and treatment of NAFLD patients.