The aim of this work is to evaluate the role of Ultrasound-Doppler in the hemodynamic\nstudy of hepatic vessels during the liver cirrhosis in Togo. Method:\nThis was an analytic cross-sectional study that measured the velocimetric\nparameters of hepatic vessels in cirrhotic patients and in non-cirrhotic patients.\nResults: The velocimetric parameters of the hepatic artery, the portal\nvein, and the hepatic veins were measured in 50 cirrhotic patients and 50\nnon-cirrhotic The caliber of the portal vein was significantly increased in\ncirrhotic patients compared to non-cirrhotic patients with 13.11 �± 2.16 mm\nversus 11.45 �± 1.02 (p < 0.00006). The systolic velocity and the hepatic artery\nresistance index were significantly raised in the cirrhotic patients compared to\nthe non-cirrhotic with 67.32 �± 22.77 versus 49.97 �± 17.24 (p-value < 0.00004)\nrespectively, and 0.78 �± 0.07 against 0.72 �± 0.08 (p < 0.00006). The caliber of\nthe hepatic veins was significantly decreased in the cirrhotic patients compared\nto the non-cirrhotic patients (p < 0.0003). There was no correlation\nbetween the gender of the patients and the change in the hemodynamics of\nthe hepatic vessels. Conclusion: The hemodynamic study of the hepatic vessels\ncan and must rightly be a diagnostic argument for liver cirrhosis.
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