1. Color Doppler Ultrasound in Portal Hypertension
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Dario Giambelluca, Roberto Cannella, Alice Pellegrinelli, Paolo Cabassa, Cannella R., Giambelluca D., Pellegrinelli A., and Cabassa P.
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Liver Cirrhosis ,esophageal varice ,medicine.medical_specialty ,left gastric vein ,Left gastric vein ,Hemodynamics ,Esophageal and Gastric Varices ,urologic and male genital diseases ,Chronic liver disease ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Esophageal varices ,Hypertension, Portal ,Humans ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology ,Portal Vein ,ultrasound ,business.industry ,Ultrasound ,chronic liver disease ,portal hypertension ,Color doppler ultrasound ,Color doppler ,medicine.disease ,female genital diseases and pregnancy complications ,Portal hypertension ,Radiology ,color Doppler ,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage ,business - Abstract
Portal hypertension is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in cirrhotic patients. A color Doppler evaluation of the left gastric vein (LGV) has proven utility in the prediction of esophageal varices and variceal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension. The purpose of this review is to discuss the ultrasound evaluation, imaging findings, and clinical application of Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of the LGV. Knowledge of the color Doppler technique and imaging findings of the LGV may help clinicians improve the monitoring of portal hypertension and predict patients with a high risk of esophageal varices.
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- 2020
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