Evaluation of the formation of esophageal varices by per-rectal portal scintigraphy.

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Portal circulation in patients with liver diseases was evaluated by 99mTc-pertechnetate per-rectal portal scintigraphy, and we retrospective examined the relationship between the extent of abnormality in the portal circulation and the development of esophageal varices.The per-rectal portal shunt index (PRPSI) was calculated for 13 healthy subjects and 79 patients with chronic hepatitis and 214 with cirrhosis of the liver. In the healthy subjects, the mean PRPSI was 4.8%. In the patients with hepatitis, the mean PRPSI was 8.4%, and in the patients with cirrhosis, it was 48.5%.The PRPSI was significantly higher in the cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices than in the without, and also in the cirrhotic patients with encephalopathy than in those without.The cumulative incidence of esophageal varices in the 3 years of the study in patients whose PRPSI was 20% or over was significantly higher than that in patients whose PRPSI was under 20%.The results suggested that this non-invasive method shuld be useful for predictions of the formation of esophageal varices.
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