Echo-Doppler measurements of portal vein and superior mesenteric artery blood flow in humans: Inter- and intra-observer short-term reproducibility

Evaluation of postprandial hyperemia in

Evaluation of postprandial hyperemia in superior mesenteric artery and portal vein in healthy and cirrhotic humans: An operator-blind echo-Doppler study

✍ Carlo Sabbá; Giovanna Ferraioli; Paul Genecin; Luis Colombato; Paolo Buonamico; 📂 Article 📅 1991 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 533 KB

In an operator-blind design, we used an echo-Doppler duplex system to examine superior mesenteric artery and portal vein hemodynamics on two consecutive mornings in 12 fasting cirrhotic patients and 12 matched controls, randomized to a standardized 355 kcal mixed-liquid meal vs. water. Cross-section