Diagnostic ultrasound of the esophageal vein dilation in patients with chronic hepatitis
- Author:
Van Nghiep Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
esophageal vein dilation
- MeSH:
Ultrasonography;
Hepatitis, Chronic;
Diagnosis
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2001;267(12):14-16
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The ultrasound was carried out in 40 patients with the chronic hepatitis with the spleanic vein and portal vein dilation to determine the patients whether had the esophageal vein dilation or not. The technique utilized the pachymetry of the anterior septal of the esophageal and found the hepato fugal spectrum in the esophageal septal. From which the standards were compared and introduced in diagnosis of the esophageal vein dilation to contribute to diagnosis of cirrhosis with the increase of portal vein pressure
