Evaluation of portal venous system in post splenectomised beta-thalassemic children: A prospective study in a tertiary care hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Splenectomy is a palliative management technique in children with β-thalassemia. Portal thrombosis is the most dreaded complication after splenectomy that requires fast diagnosis, effective therapy, and good follow-up to prevent protal hypertension. Thus, there is the importance of constant evaluation of portal venous system through Color Doppler Ultrasound. This cohort study aimed to observe the changes in the portal venous system in post-splenectomised β-thalassemic children.

Material and methods

This is a prospective observational cohort study carried out on all the pediatric patients who have undergone splenectomy in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Bangladesh from 2017 to 2019 for β-thalassemia. The color doppler of the portal venous system

SUBMITTER: Silwal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142395 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature