Abstract
This study aimed to measure in semiquantitative terms the arterial-venous ratio of the portal flow using a scintigraphic technique, by means of a simple intravenous injection of a 99mTcDiethylHIDA bolus, a method which was found to be extremely simple and non-invasive, with a good degree of repeatibility. The percentage of arterialisation of the portal flow was found to be higher in cirrhotic patients compared to non-hepatopathic subjects, and among cirrhotic patients it was correlated with the severity of disease, the presence and degree of esophageal varices, and the presence of porto-systemic shunts, assessed using the ammonium chloride test.
| Translated title of the contribution | Evaluation of the arterial share of portal flow using a scintigraphic technique in patients with liver cirrhosis. Correlations with other parameters of portal hypertension |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 91-96 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Loguercio, C., Taranto, D., De Sio, I., Bianchi, L., Salvatore, M., Del Vecchio Blanco, C., & Coltortí, M. (1991). Valutazione della quota arteriosa di flusso portale mediante tecnica scintigrafica in pazienti con cirrosi epatica. Correlazione con altri parametri di ipertensione portale. Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica, 37(2), 91-96.