Portal Vein Flow Velocity as a Screening Tool for Oesophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients (Portalflow)

Peter atef

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Cirrhosis Portal

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05228509

Patef

Details and patient eligibility

About

Portal vein flow velocity as screening tool for prediction of oesophageal varices in cirrhotic patient without upper endoscopy

Full description

Portal vein flow velocity as screening tool for prediction of oesophageal varices in cirrhotic patient without upper endoscopy with its high cost & complications Using portal vein flow velocity and the relation between it & presence of oesophageal varices in cirrhotic patient & its efficacy as a primary tool for these cases

Enrollment: 75 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• cirrhotic patients with oesophageal varices
• cirrhotic patients without oesophageal varices

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with hepato-cellular carcinomas [HCCs], portal vein thrombosis, hepatic encephalopathy.
• Patients with positive HCV antibody, but without liver cirrhosis diagnostic criteria