Table 2.

Baseline morphological characteristics in patients with PVT and without PVT

Characteristic	With PVT (n = 36)	Without PVT (n = 36)	p value
PV diameter, mm	15.6 ± 3.2	14.9 ± 2.5	0.31
SMV diameter, mm	11.5 ± 2.5	10.7 ± 2.0	0.14
SV diameter, mm	12.1 ± 4.0	11.7 ± 3.3	0.59
Angulation of SV and SMV	97.3 ± 12.8	114.5 ± 14.3	< 0.0001
Curvature of SV	0.3 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.1	0.91
LPV diameter, mm	11.0 ± 3.6	10.6 ± 2.6	0.57
RPV diameter, mm	10.7 ± 4.1	11.3 ± 2.7	0.56
Angle of LPV and RPV	95.5 ± 16.4	95.2 ± 19.7	0.94
MAX PV diameter, mm	18.0 ± 5.2	16.0 ± 2.6	0.04
MIN PV diameter, mm	13.6 ± 3.2	13.8 ± 2.4	0.75
PV length, mm	54.5 ± 11.3	58.5 ± 9.5	0.11
Angle of PV	117.5 ± 11.3	126.8 ± 11.4	0.003
Curvature of PV	0.04 (0.03–0.08)	0.03 (0.02–0.04)	0.003
Area of PV	255 (169–330)	216 (170–264)	0.05
Circumference of PV	59.6 ± 13.8	55.4 ± 8.3	0.12
Hydraulic diameter of PV	17.2 ± 4.3	15.7 ± 2.5	0.07

PV, portal vein; SMV, superior mesenteric vein; SV, splenic vein; LPV, left portal vein; RPV, right portal vein; MAX, maximum; MIN, minimum