[Correlation between the width of lingual vein and the changes of hemodynamics of portal system in patients with primary liver cancer].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the correlation between the width of lingual varix and changes of hemodynamics of portal system in patients with primary liver cancer so as to supply the data for the forecast of portal hypertension by observing lingual varix.


METHODS
The diameter of lingual vein (Dlv) was measured by vernier caliper as dependent variable, and the diameters and indexes of hemodynamics of portal vessels were measured by Doppler as independent variables, then a multipe stepwise analysis was performed.


RESULTS
The diameters of portal vein (Dpv) and splenic vein (Dsv) entered the formula Dlv (mm) = 0.185 + 0.311 Dsv (mm) + 0.236 Dpv (mm) when the entry and removal values were alpha(in)=0.10 and alpha(out)=0.15, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The width of lingual vein is closely correlated with the diameters of portal vein and splenic vein in patients with primary liver cancer.
Yue
Xiao-Qiang
XQ
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Gao
Jing-Dong
JD
Zhai
Xiao-Feng
XF
Liu
Qing
Q
Jiang
Dong
D
Ling
Chang-Quan
CQ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000503:physiopathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology*