Published March 16, 2023 | Version v1
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ULTRASOUND AND DYNAMIC CONTRAST CT IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINATION OF THE CLINICO-IMAGING OUTCOME IN ACUTE PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS

  • 1. Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, SKIMS Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Description

Background:Acuteportalveinthrombosis(APVT)hasdevastatingconsequences,ifnotidentifiedearly.However,thenon-specificpresentation rendersclinicaldiagnosisdifficult.Theroleof imaginginthisdiseaseis,therefore,crucial.ThisstudyaimstoevaluatetheroleofcolorDoppler anddynamiccontrastCTintheearlydiagnosisofAPVTandtodeterminetheclinico-imagingoutcomeofthesepatients.

Methods:FortypatientsdiagnosedwithAPVTfrom2019-2022atthe DepartmentofRadio-diagnosisandImagingwereputonappropriatetherapybythetreating physiciansandwerefollowedupforradiologicaloutcome.

Results:APVTwasdetectedoncolor Dopplerin92.5%of thepatientsintheformofechogeniccontentswithinPortalVein(PV)and complete/partialabsenceofcolorflow.Intermsofpatients,42.5%hadadilatedPV.Thirteen(32.5%)patientsshowedsuccessfulre-canalizationofthethrombosedportion,whiletwenty-one(52.5%)patientsadvancedtocavernomatoustransformationofthePV.Priortotheinitialfollow-up,six(15%)patientspassedaway.

Conclusion:DuplexDopplerisaneffectivescreeningmethodfor APVT.CECTshouldbeutilizedforconfirmation,though.Thepatientswhoreceiveearly anticoagulationhave amarginallysuperiorAPVToutcome.

 

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