Dilatation of the inferior vena cava in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension. Causes and imaging findings. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Dilatation of the inferior vena cava is a frequent finding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension, and may be produced by various mechanisms. In this article we illustrate the spectrum of causes and appearances of inferior vena caval dilatation in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.

publication date

  • January 1, 1998

Research

keywords

  • Hypertension, Portal
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
  • Vena Cava, Inferior

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0031962381

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0899-7071(97)00047-8

PubMed ID

  • 9421656

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 22

issue

  • 1