title: Ultrasonic investigation of parametric values of portal vein diameter in healthy subjects and patients with chronic diffuse liver disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Portal vein in healthy subjects and in patient with chronic diffuse liver disease was investigated by the combination of real-time technique and Doppler impulsive system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Control group consisted of 99 healthy subjects of median age of 36,8, and with life raging span from 14 to 77 yrs. Experimental group consisted of 55 patients with histologically proved liver disease approximately aged 48,1 yrs. And with life span from 11 to 77 yrs. In 15 patients, portal hypertension was proved, by the measurement of Wedged hepatic venous pressure (WXVP).
  
  
  RESULTS
  VP diameter was normally distributed in healthy subjects, variable with E(X) = 11,202 mm and SD = 1, 2534. The mentioned variable was also normally distributed in experimental group with E(X) = 10, 8 mm and SD = 1, 4832. VP diameter in healthy subjects did not statistically significantly differ from that one of the patient with chronic diffuse liver disease, which in contradictory to the generally accepted concepts. According to our results, portal vein diameter should not be taken as a parameter of portal hypertension.
authors.forename: Ante
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bilic
authors.forename: Zeljko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Glavic
authors.forename: Branimir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vuckovic
authors.forename: Drazen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ursic
authors.forename: Roko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zivkovic
authors.forename: Zlatko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hrgovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D055815:Young Adult