Comparison of Portal Vein Diameter in Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women in South-south Nigeria
Published: 2023-02-16
Page: 11-18
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 1]
Enefia Kelvin Kiridi
Department of Radiology, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa State, Nigeria and Silhouette Radiodiagnostic Consultants, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Peter Chibuzor Oriji *
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Emily Gabriel Enefia Kiridi
Department of Physiology, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Obiora Chibundu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
Akaninyene Eseme Ubom
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria and International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), Committee on Childbirth and Postpartum Haemorrhage, Nigeria.
Obinna Isidore Onyia
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Johnpatrick Uchenna Ugwoegbu
Department of Radiology, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
Panebi Yao Bosrotsi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Diete Koki Memorial Hospital, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Abednigo Ojanerohan Addah
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Adedotun Daniel Adesina
Department of Medical Services, Nigerian Law School, Yenagoa Campus, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria and Oasis Public Health Consulting Ltd., Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: The hepatic artery is a branch of the coeliac trunk, and supplies 25% of the total blood flow to the liver, while the portal vein is formed by the mesenteric and splenic veins, and accounts for the remaining 75% of hepatic blood supply.
Objectives: To compare the portal vein diameter (PVD) in non-pregnant women with that of normal pregnant women, correlating it with age and parity.
Subjects and Methods: This comparative, cross-sectional study was conducted at all the clinical departments of the two tertiary health facilities, one secondary facility and one radiodiagnostic facility in Bayelsa State, South-South Nigeria, between April, 2022 and December, 2022. Data analysis was done using Statistical Product and Service Solutions for Windows® version 25, SPSS Inc.; Chicago, United States of America (USA). Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentages) and Pearson product moment correlation were used for the analysis. The level of significance was considered at p<0.05.
Results: The mean PVD was 10.4 ± 1.6 mm and 10.5 ± 2.0 mm, among gravid women and non-gravid women, respectively. Among gravid women, PVD ranged from 7.5 mm to 14.0 mm, while for non-gravid women, it ranged from 6.8 mm to 16.6 mm. There was no significant difference in mean PVD between the two study groups.
Conclusion: This research has established baseline normal values for normal range of PV diameter in healthy pregnant and non-pregnant women. It also revealed no correlation between PV diameter with age and parity of the women.
Keywords: Portal vein diameter, liver, non-pregnant women, pregnant women, age, parity