ULTRASOUND AND DYNAMIC CONTRAST CT IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINATION OF THE CLINICO-IMAGING OUTCOME IN ACUTE PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS

Background:Acuteportalveinthrombosis(APVT)hasdevastatingconsequences,ifnotidentifiedearly.However,thenon-specificpresentation rendersclinicaldiagnosisdifficult.Theroleof imaginginthisdiseaseis,therefore,crucial.ThisstudyaimstoevaluatetheroleofcolorDoppler anddynamiccontrastCTintheearlydiagnosisofAPV...

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Published inInternational journal of advanced research (Indore) Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 872 - 879
Main Authors Hameed, Minsha, Nazir, Gowhar, Robbani, Irfan, Wani, Inzamam, Maqsood, Shadab
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 31.03.2023
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Summary:Background:Acuteportalveinthrombosis(APVT)hasdevastatingconsequences,ifnotidentifiedearly.However,thenon-specificpresentation rendersclinicaldiagnosisdifficult.Theroleof imaginginthisdiseaseis,therefore,crucial.ThisstudyaimstoevaluatetheroleofcolorDoppler anddynamiccontrastCTintheearlydiagnosisofAPVTandtodeterminetheclinico-imagingoutcomeofthesepatients. Methods:FortypatientsdiagnosedwithAPVTfrom2019-2022atthe DepartmentofRadio-diagnosisandImagingwereputonappropriatetherapybythetreating physiciansandwerefollowedupforradiologicaloutcome. Results:APVTwasdetectedoncolor Dopplerin92.5%of thepatientsintheformofechogeniccontentswithinPortalVein(PV)and complete/partialabsenceofcolorflow.Intermsofpatients,42.5%hadadilatedPV.Thirteen(32.5%)patientsshowedsuccessfulre-canalizationofthethrombosedportion,whiletwenty-one(52.5%)patientsadvancedtocavernomatoustransformationofthePV.Priortotheinitialfollow-up,six(15%)patientspassedaway. Conclusion:DuplexDopplerisaneffectivescreeningmethodfor APVT.CECTshouldbeutilizedforconfirmation,though.Thepatientswhoreceiveearly anticoagulationhave amarginallysuperiorAPVToutcome.
ISSN:2320-5407
2320-5407
DOI:10.21474/IJAR01/16504