TITLE:
Doppler Ultrasound of Hepatic Vessels in the Diagnosis of Cirrhosis of the Liver in Togo
AUTHORS:
Lantam Sonhaye, Abarchi Habibou Boube, Abdoulatif Amadou, Bérésa Kolou, Mohaman Djibril, Bidamin Ntimon, Mazamaesso Tchaou, Nouhou Mamoudou Garba, Lama Kègdigoma Agoda-Koussema, Komlavi Adjenou
KEYWORDS:
Doppler, Hepatic Vessels, Diagnosis, Cirrhosis, Togo
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Radiology,
Vol.8 No.1,
March
22,
2018
ABSTRACT: The aim of this work is to evaluate the role of Ultrasound-Doppler in the hemodynamic study of hepatic vessels during the liver cirrhosis in Togo. Method: This was an analytic cross-sectional study that measured the velocimetric parameters of hepatic vessels in cirrhotic patients and in non-cirrhotic patients. Results: The velocimetric parameters of the hepatic artery, the portal vein, and the hepatic veins were measured in 50 cirrhotic patients and 50 non-cirrhotic The caliber of the portal vein was significantly increased in cirrhotic patients compared to non-cirrhotic patients with 13.11 ± 2.16 mm versus 11.45 ± 1.02 (p Conclusion: The hemodynamic study of the hepatic vessels can and must rightly be a diagnostic argument for liver cirrhosis.