[Changes in the hemodynamic parameters of the portal vein and serum fibrosis markers in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B].

Objective: To explore the relationship between portal vein hemodynamics and the severity of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis.

Methods: Portal vein blood flow velocity (PBFVe) and volume (PBFVo) along with the serum fibrosis markers were examined in 71 patients with chronic viral hepatitis B, and hepatic pathological changes were routinely observed.

Results: As the hepatitis progressed, the PBFVe decreased in close inverse relation to the degree of liver fibrosis (P<0.