Characterization of abdominal organs in patient with portal hypertension using ultrasound

Abstract

This descriptive study was conducted to assess the portal vein diameter with portal hypertension in Sudanese population in Khartoum state. 50 subjective (female 11, male 39) were enrolled in the study, their age ranged between 30 -90 years old. Abdominal ultrasound was performed with real time ultrasound machine using a 3.5 MHz transducer. The result of the study showed that overall mean diameter of portal vein with portal hypertension was (15.61) mm.with minimum diameter (7) mm,maximum (24) mmand Std. Deviation (3.952) mm .the splenic vein diameter mean (12.10) mm. with minimum(7)mm, maximum(22)mm and Std. Deviation(3.253)mm.the spleen length mean was (16.24)cm. with minimum (11)cm, maximum(22)cm and Std. Deviation(2.454). There strong correlation between portal vein diameter, splenic vein diameter and spleen length increase the portal vein diameter increase. The study recommended further study with larger sample size and further evaluation.