Portal vein congestion index in patients with and without chronic liver disease
, , , , and | May 11, 2023
Article Category: Research paper
Published Online: May 11, 2023
Page range: e53 - e60
Received: Oct 25, 2022
Accepted: Mar 10, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2023.0011
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Aim of the study
Portal vein congestion index has shown promise in detecting early portal venous hemodynamic changes in chronic liver disease. The aim of this study was to compare the portal vein congestion index of adult patients with chronic liver disease to that of healthy controls, and to evaluate the differences in portal vein congestion index, if any, between the common etiologies of chronic liver disease (chronic viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease).
Method and materials
Eighty participants with chronic liver disease and 80 healthy controls had their sociodemographic variables, anthropometric indices, liver size/echotexture, spleen size, presence of ascites, and portal vein parameters (diameter, cross-sectional area, velocity, and congestion index) evaluated.
Results
There were 48 (60%) males and 32 (40%) females in the control group, while 56 (70%) males and 24 (30%) females were included in the chronic liver disease group (
Conclusion
The chronic liver disease group showed a significantly higher mean portal vein congestion index than the control group.