Prospective Study
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World J Hepatol. Sep 28, 2017; 9(27): 1125-1132
Published online Sep 28, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i27.1125
Table 3 Performance of Doppler-ultrasonography binary criteria for the diagnosis of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt dysfunction
Variablesn pairedn patientsSensitivity (95%CI)Specificity (95%CI)PPVNPV (95%CI)
Portal flow modulation1777344.4 (31.2-57.6)79.6 (67.3-91.4)56.4 (37.8-76.3)71.1 (62.6-78.8)
Direction in right branch1737657.2 (44.6-70.1)61.7 (48.9-73.1)45.2 (33.7-58.3)72.4 (62.6-80.5)
Direction in left branch1717754.7 (39.6-69.7)66.8 (54.4-78.1)48.5 (34.8-63.8)72.1 (61.3-82.3)
Stent filling1406431.3 (18.8-44.2)81.8 (72.4-89.8)54.1 (36.0-71.0)63.4 (52.2-73.6)
Ascites2188727.9 (16.9-39.7)90.6 (84.0-95.4)62.9 (43.7-79.1)68.7 (61.0-76.1)
Conclusion2188739.1 (27.6-51.4)87.1 (79.3-93.3)63.5 (45.8-79.8)71.5 (63.6-78.5)

  • Citation: Nicolas C, Le Gouge A, d’Alteroche L, Ayoub J, Georgescu M, Vidal V, Castaing D, Cercueil JP, Chevallier P, Roumy J, Trillaud H, Boyer L, Le Pennec V, Perret C, Giraudeau B, Perarnau JM, STIC-TIPS group. Evaluation of Doppler-ultrasonography in the diagnosis of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt dysfunction: A prospective study. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(27): 1125-1132
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  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v9.i27.1125