Quantitative CT Predictors of Portal Venous Intervention in Uncontrolled Variceal Bleeding
Jonathan T. Pham, Jalil Kalantari, Chunghun Ji, Jenny H. Chang, Sharon C. Kiang, Daniel Jin, Roger T. Tomihama
Abstract
Quantitative imaging parameters on abdominal CT, such as intraluminal protrusion of gastric varices, gastric varix size, and larger spleen and liver volumes, were predictive of portal venous intervention, whereas esophageal varix size was not.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePortal venous pressurePortal hypertensionRadiologyInternal medicineVaricesGastroenterologyCirrhosisLiver Disease and TransplantationAbdominal vascular conditions and treatmentsVascular anomalies and interventions