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Volume 7, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Gastrointest Dig Syst, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-069X
Page 63
December 07-08, 2017 Madrid, Spain
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International Conference on Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology
2
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International Conference on Digestive Diseases
CO-ORGANIZED EVENT
Sonographic correlation between portal vein diameter and spleen size (craniocaudal) in Pakistani
population
Shah Zaman
Akbar Medical Center, Pakistan
Objective:
Splenic caudocranial length in centimeters (cm) is equal to portal vein diameter in millimeters (mm) in Pakistani
population.
Material & Methods:
A correlational study was conducted with a sample size of 100 individuals selected conveniently at
Gilani Ultrasound Center Lahore. All the normal and abnormal individuals were voluntarily enrolled in this study with signed
informed consent form. Approval was taken from the review board and ethical committee. Nemio and Xario (Toshiba) with
convex transducer were used for this study. Sonographic caudocranial length of the spleen was taken in the longitudinal plane
while the patient in supine or right posterior oblique position with suspended respiration. Portal vein diameter was measured
at porta hepatis in longitudinal section in supine or left posterior oblique position in quiet respiration. The diameter was taken
by putting the two cursors in the lumen of the portal vein; the wall of the portal vein was excluded. Correlation between the
spleen length in centimeters (cm) and portal vein diameter in millimeters (mm) was evaluated with Pearson’s correlation in
IBM SPSS version 21.
Results: 100 patients; 34% females and 64% males with age’s range of 4 to 79 years were included in the study. The mean
spleen length was 10.29±1.89 cm and the mean portal vein diameter was 10.27±1.78 mm. Statistical study shows a significant
correlation between the spleen size in cm and portal vein diameter in mm; the “r-value” remain 0.01.
Conclusion:
A statistical significant correlation was found between the splenic length in centimeter and portal vein diameter
in millimeter.
dr.shahsonologist@gmail.comJ Gastrointest Dig Syst 2017, 7:6(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X-C1-059