Why the study?
Portal vein diameter changes with age and gender distribution, prompting the need to establish normal values of portal vein diameter and peak systolic velocity in a North Indian population.
This study aims to establish normative data for portal vein diameter and peak systolic velocity in a North Indian population.
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May guide local portal vein ultrasound interpretation in North Indian adults; leaves open validation before wider clinical adoption.
Portal vein normal waveform shows gentle undulation with flow towards the liver i.e. hepatopetal flow. In portal hypertension, with progression of disease, as sinusoidal pressure increases, the portal venous flow reduces (Slow flow) which may even stop (No flow) or flow away from liver i.e. hepatofugal flow (Reverse flow). Various studies revealed that, the portal vein diameter (PVD) changes with the age and gender distribution. Thus this study aims to establish the normal value of portal vein diameter and PSV in north Indian population in region of Barabanki.
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Pant et al. (2019) studied this question.
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