[Changed hepatic vein flow in patients with cirrhosis. A Doppler study of hepatic veins in patients with cirrhosis].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the changes in the Doppler waveform of the hepatic veins in patients with cirrhosis.


METHODS
We analyzed prospectively with Doppler ultrasound the flow of the hepatic veins and we compared the different Doppler waveform patterns with the degree of liver failure according to the Child-Pugh score.


METHODS
Forty three patients with cirrhosis and 60 normal individuals with similar age and sex.


RESULTS
Abnormal hepatic vein waveforms were found in 40 of 43 patients with cirrhosis and in none of the 50 controls subjects. No statistically significant differences were detected between the different Doppler waveform patterns and the Child-Pugh score (p = 0.063).


CONCLUSIONS
Our findings indicate that an alteration of the Doppler waveform pattern of hepatic veins suggest the presence of cirrhosis and that there is no association between the degree of the liver failure and the waveform patterns.
Parra Blanco
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Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander.
Juanco Pedregal
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Silvan Delgado
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D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
Alteración en el flujo de las venas suprahepáticas en pacientes con cirrosis. (Estudio Doppler venas hepáticas en cirróticos).