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  • Title: [Evaluation of the arterial share of portal flow using a scintigraphic technique in patients with liver cirrhosis. Correlations with other parameters of portal hypertension].
    Author: Loguercio C, Taranto D, De Sio I, Bianchi L, Salvatore M, Del Vecchio Blanco C, Coltortí M.
    Journal: Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol; 1991; 37(2):91-6. PubMed ID: 1742401.
    Abstract:
    This study aimed to measure in semiquantitative terms the arterial-venous ratio of the portal flow using a scintigraphic technique, by means of a simple intravenous injection of a 99mTcDiethylHIDA bolus, a method which was found to be extremely simple and non-invasive, with a good degree of repeatibility. The percentage of arterialisation of the portal flow was found to be higher in cirrhotic patients compared to non-hepatopathic subjects, and among cirrhotic patients it was correlated with the severity of disease, the presence and degree of esophageal varices, and the presence of porto-systemic shunts, assessed using the ammonium chloride test.
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