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. 1985;15(5):307-10.
doi: 10.1007/BF02386763.

Ultrasonic demonstration of porto-caval anastomosis in portal hypertension in children

D Boucher, F Brunelle, O Bernard, F Forel, D Autrel, P Hadchouel, P Chaumont

Ultrasonic demonstration of porto-caval anastomosis in portal hypertension in children

D Boucher et al. Pediatr Radiol. 1985.

Abstract

Seventy-one children with portal hypertension and a portocaval anastomosis were studied by ultrasound. The patency of the shunt may be inferred when it directly visualised. There are four indirect signs of patency: (1) decrease of the thickness of the lesser omentum; (2) decrease of the gastro-oesophageal collaterals; (3) decrease of the portal vein size; and (4) increase of the diameter of the inferior vena cava, as compared to pre-operative ultrasound.

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