title: [Correlation between the width of lingual vein and the changes of hemodynamics of portal system in patients with primary liver cancer].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Qiang
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Jing-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Xiao-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Chang-Quan
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: 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*