Ultrasonographic Study of Gallbladder Wall Thickness and Emptying in Cirrhotic Patients without Gallstones

Table 2

Portal US and doppler parameters in cirrhotic patients and healthy controls.

Parameter	Cirrhotics (mean±SD)	Controls (mean±SD)	𝑃
PD (mm)	8.42±0.8	8.01±0.7	.1
CSA (mm^2)	55.7±11.6	50.4±9.7	.1
PV (cm/sec)	11.6±1.6	12.6±1.5	.06
PVF (mL/min)	652.1±157.1	642.4±149.9	.84

PD: portal vein diameter; CSA: cross-sectional area of portal vein; PV: mean portal velocity; PVF: portal vein flow.