Measurements of Normal Portal Vein by Real-Time Sonography in Sudanese Population

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the mean portal vein diameter in Sudanese population. Abdominal ultrasound was performed for 100 Sudanese patients in Khartoum state aged between 18-65 yrs. The age grouped to six groups as flow ([18-25], [26-33], [34-41], [42-49], [50-57] and [58-60]) female 53 and male 47, with commercially available real time ultrasound machine using a 3.5 MHz transducer. The result after data analysis was found: [in 23 patient aged (18-25) yr, 9 patient aged (26-33) yr, 17 patient aged (34-41) yr, 20 patient aged (42-49) yr, 17 patient aged (50-57) yr and 14 patient aged (58-65) yr] the mean diameter of main portal vein was ([8.47 ± 0.68] mm, [9.53 ± 0.73] mm, [10.51 ± 1.06] mm, [10.67 ± 0.80] mm, [11.57 ± 0.87] mm and[13.14 ± 0.40] mm) respectively. The overall mean diameter of main portal vein in 100 pt was [10.53 ± 1.68] mm. with minimum diameter [7.20 mm] and maximum diameter [13.70 mm]. The mean portal vein diameter for male [10.99 ± 1.67] mm and mean diameter for female [10.13 ± 1.60] mm. There is a strong correlation between main portal vein diameter and age, as age increase the portal vein diameter increase. (R2= 0.76)