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2034370

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
In the present study the A. try to assess the usefulness of ultrasound in detecting blending risk in portal hypertension. Endoscopic and sonographic findings of 35 cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices were compared to a control group of 27 hepatopathy patients without portal hypertension, observed in the same department and in the same interval. The medium caliber of portal vein was 14.64 +/- 2.59 and 11.8 +/- 1.33 mm, respectively in the study and in the control group (p less than 0.01). Statistic correlations were also found in subgroups of patients with varices of different degrees. A portal vein greater than 16 mm was found in 10 of 11 patients with large varices; this pattern provides a sensitivity of 71.4% and a specificity of 94.1%. In our experience this echographic finding should represents a clear indication for close endoscopic follow-up, even in patients without previous bleeding from esophageal varices.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0026-4733
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[The echographic aspects of the splenoportal axis in patients with esophageal varices].
pubmed:affiliation
I Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract