title: Dilatation of the inferior vena cava in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension. Causes and imaging findings.
abstract: Dilatation of the inferior vena cava is a frequent finding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension, and may be produced by various mechanisms. In this article we illustrate the spectrum of causes and appearances of inferior vena caval dilatation in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Wachsberg
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Maldjian
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Simmons
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014655:Vascular Resistance; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging