Author(s):
1. Saeed Ahmed Siddiqui:
75 Med Bn Quetta Cantt, Pakistan
2. Muhammad Zeeshan Ali:
Combined Military hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan
3. Tariq Mahmud Mirza:
Combined Military hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan
4. Ali Zia Asghar:
Combined Military hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Abstract:
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate hepatic vein flow patterns in adults with acute viral hepatitis and to compare the findings with a control group of healthy people using Doppler ultrasound. Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study Settings: Radiology Department Military Hospital and Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi from 15 May 2007 to 15 November 2007. Material and methods: Eighty patients who underwent doppler ultrasound at Military Hospital and Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi during the study period were divided into two groups of 40 each. Cases were selected from the Out Patient Departments of Military Hospital and Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Group I comprised patients with diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis based on clinical and laboratory findings. Group II included the control group comprising 40 healthy volunteers. Doppler ultrasound of hepatic veins was carried out in both the groups of patients. Results: Abnormal wave pattern of hepatic veins on Doppler ultrasound was noted in 35 (87.5%) in group I and in 1(0.25%) of group II. One patient having abnormal Doppler wave pattern in group II subsequently developed acute viral hepatitis. Doppler ultrasound assessment of wave pattern in hepatic veins is an accurate method to differentiate a diseased liver from a normal one. Conclusion: Doppler ultrasound of hepatic veins is a good technique to study disease status of liver.
Page(s):
574-578
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Volume: 61, Issue: 4, Year: 2011
Keywords:
Doppler ultrasound
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Acute viral hepatitis
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blood flow pattern
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hepatic vein
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