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Table 2 Baseline morphological characteristics in patients with PVT and without PVT

From: A novel potential mechanism for the development of portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis based on portal hemodynamics

Characteristic

With PVT (n = 36)

Without PVT (n = 36)

p value

PV diameter, mm

15.6 ± 3.2

14.9 ± 2.5

0.31

SMV diameter, mm

11.5 ± 2.5

10.7 ± 2.0

0.14

SV diameter, mm

12.1 ± 4.0

11.7 ± 3.3

0.59

Angulation of SV and SMV

97.3 ± 12.8

114.5 ± 14.3

 < 0.0001

Curvature of SV

0.3 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.1

0.91

LPV diameter, mm

11.0 ± 3.6

10.6 ± 2.6

0.57

RPV diameter, mm

10.7 ± 4.1

11.3 ± 2.7

0.56

Angle of LPV and RPV

95.5 ± 16.4

95.2 ± 19.7

0.94

MAX PV diameter, mm

18.0 ± 5.2

16.0 ± 2.6

0.04

MIN PV diameter, mm

13.6 ± 3.2

13.8 ± 2.4

0.75

PV length, mm

54.5 ± 11.3

58.5 ± 9.5

0.11

Angle of PV

117.5 ± 11.3

126.8 ± 11.4

0.003

Curvature of PV

0.04 (0.03–0.08)

0.03 (0.02–0.04)

0.003

Area of PV

255 (169–330)

216 (170–264)

0.05

Circumference of PV

59.6 ± 13.8

55.4 ± 8.3

0.12

Hydraulic diameter of PV

17.2 ± 4.3

15.7 ± 2.5

0.07

  1. PV, portal vein; SMV, superior mesenteric vein; SV, splenic vein; LPV, left portal vein; RPV, right portal vein; MAX, maximum; MIN, minimum