Normal portal venous diameter in children.
A study was conducted on 156 children, in whom the portal veins were measured using standard real time ultrasonography. Knowledge of the normal dimension may be important in patients with liver disease.
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Department of Radiology, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Perreault
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Grignon
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Boisvert
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Filiatrault
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Garel
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Blanchard
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012016:Reference Values