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

R H Wachsberg; C D Levine; P D Maldjian; M Z Simmons

doi:10.1016/s0899-7071(97)00047-8

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

Clin Imaging. 1998 Jan-Feb;22(1):48-53. doi: 10.1016/s0899-7071(97)00047-8.

Authors

R H Wachsberg¹, C D Levine, P D Maldjian, M Z Simmons

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.

PMID: 9421656
DOI: 10.1016/s0899-7071(97)00047-8

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 types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Flow Velocity
Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnosis
Dilatation, Pathologic / etiology
Dilatation, Pathologic / physiopathology
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / complications*
Hypertension, Portal / diagnosis
Hypertension, Portal / physiopathology
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex*
Vascular Resistance
Vena Cava, Inferior* / diagnostic imaging