Nasreen Aman, Hina Gul, Inayat Shah Roghani, Zainab Afridi.
Frequency of portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis on ultrasound.
J Med Sci Jan ;23(1):11-3.

Objective: To determine the frequency of portal vein thrombosis on ultrasound in patients presenting with cirrhosis. Material and Methods: This study was cross sectional including 140 patients, conducted at Radiology Department, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from August 2010 to February 2011. Results: In this study, out of 140 participants, Portal Vein Thrombosis was found in 20 patients presenting with cirrhosis liver on ultrasound, resulting in prevalence of 14%. Conclusion: Portal vein thrombosis is a substantial clinical, economic and social problem which mostly goes unrecognized unless routine screening with ultrasound of patients with cirrhosis is performed.

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