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DVT493_CA4
Hepatiportal Color Doppler
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where do the hepatic veins drain? | Into the IVC from the liver. |
| What vessel drains the right hepatic lobe? | The right hepatic vein. |
| What is another name for the left gastric vain? | The coronary vein. |
| In 80–90% of portal hypertension cases, what will happen to the flow in the left gastric vein. | Retrograde flow occurs. |
| What is a recannalized paraumbilical thing with flow consistent with? | This would be consistent with an abnormal finding with portal hypertension. |
| What is a spleno-renal shunt? | This shunts blood from the splenic vein into the left renal vein. |
| What is the purpose of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt? TIPS | Decompression of the portal venous system. |
| What occurs as collateral pathways when flow cannot pass through the liver? | Common Porto – systemic shunts. |
| Can a gastric verice occur near the spleen? | Yes, it is also common under the left lobe of the liver and near the epigastrium. |
| What do the terms heparopedal and hepatofugal mean? | The term "Petal"means blood flowing towards the liver and fugal meaning blood flowing away from the liver.' |