Pre-operative hepatic artery resistive index is a non-invasive predictive indicator of prognosis in biliary atresia

Conclusions: Preoperative HARI was found to have a direct correlation with PP and peripheral blood NO as a measure of portal hypertension. A preoperative HARI ≥0.8 should be considered as a risk factor for poor outcomes in BA.

Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - September 12, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Deepak Mittal Veereshwar Bhatnagar Sandeep Agarwala Maddur Srinivas Manisha Jana Arun Kumar Gupta Nibhriti Das Manoj Kumar Singh Source Type: research