title: Ultrasonography in non-cirrhotic portal hypertension: correlation with splenoportography.
abstract: Real time sonography followed by splenoportography was performed in 38 cases with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. Eleven of these cases, in whom porto-systemic shunt surgery was done, were also evaluated by real time sonography post-operatively. The ultrasound findings correlated well in 37 cases (98%) with splenoportography. All the post-operative cases also revealed a patent portosystemic shunt on sonography. Ultrasonography, a valuable, non-invasive, initial investigation of portal hypertension, may thus be used as the only investigation to distinguish intra- from extra-hepatic obstruction and to evaluate patency of surgically created porto-systemic shunts. Invasive portography may be performed only if surgical treatment is anticipated.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nagi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical; D011172:Portography; D014463:Ultrasonography