Hemodynamic Changes in Portal Vein and Frequencies of Acute and Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Hematemesis

Objective: The objective of the study is to calculate the frequency of portal vein thrombosis in pediatric patients presenting with hematemesis and to estimate the frequency of acute and chronic portal vein thrombosis in these cases. Patients and Methods: Pediatric patients of 1 – 15 years of age of either sex, presenting to emergency or gastroenterology department with complaint of hematemesis were included. Informed consent was taken from parents/guardians. This is a Descriptive cross sectional study conducted in department of pediatric radiology, Children Hospital and Institute of child Health Lahore from 11-12-2012 to 10-6-2013. Doppler ultrasound of these patients was performed at Core Vision pro SSA 350-A Doppler machine (Toshiba, 1 Medical Officer Department of Radiology, Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore 2 PGR, Department of Radiology, Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore 3 Associate Professor/Head of Radiology Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore Date of Submission: 28-6-2016 Date of Revision Received: 15-8-2016 Date of Acceptance for Publication: 10-9-2016 Conflict of Interest: None Funding Source: None