Duplex abdominal examination in portal vein obstruction: how much can we rely on?

Purpose: Assessment of ultrasound imaging diagnostic particularities related to a group of patients with portal vein obstruction of various etiologies. Patients and methods: From January to December 2015, 26 patients, 17 men (65.38%) and 9 women (34.61%) aged of 60.12 ± 11.82 years, hospitalized in an Internal Medicine Clinic, met the criteria for portal vein obstruction. They underwent clinical examination, lab works up, upper and lower digestive endoscopy, abdominal duplex ultrasound (General Electric, Logiq S7, high resolution ultrasound machine, 3.5 – 5Mhz,convex array probe), thoracic and abdominal CT or MR…