A Colour Doppler Study Of Hepatic Vein, Portal Vein And Hepatic Artery In Liver Cirrhosis: Correlation Of Hepatic Hemodynamic With Clinical Child Pugh Score In A Tertiary Health Care Centre

Abstract

ABSTRACT Background: Liver cirrhosis is a chronic progressive condition characterized by fibrosis, nodular regeneration, and significant vascular remodelling, leading to severe hepatic dysfunction and complications such as portal hypertension and variceal bleeding. Doppler ultrasonography has emerged as a non-invasive, cost-effective, and widely available tool for assessing hepatic hemodynamics and vascular changes in cirrhosis. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the correlation between Doppler-derived parameters—such as hepatic artery resistive index & PSV, portal vein PSV and hepatic vein PSV - and the clinical severity of cirrhosis using the Child-Pugh scoring system.