Evaluation of growth and nutritional status in children and adolescents with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction and portal hypertension
Keywords:
Child, Failure to thrive, Portal veinAbstract
Objective
This study aims to evaluate dietary intake, nutritional status, and growth rate in children and adolescents with
extrahepatic portal vein obstruction and portal hypertension.
Methods
Outpatients aged 1-18 years, diagnosed with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction and portal hypertension, who had no associated diseases, and who had not been subjected to a venous shunt were included in this study. Two evaluations were carried out in this study: an initial (evaluation 1) and a final evaluation (evaluation 2), with a three-month minimum interval between them. In each evaluation, dietary intake was analyzed comparing the results with recommended energy intake using the Harris & Benedict equation and participants’ anthropometric data, such as weight, height, mid-arm muscle circumference, weight-for-age, height-for-age, and body mass index-for-age, based on the World Health Organization 2006 standards.
Results
A total of 22 patients participated in this study. There was a significant improvement in weight, height, body mass index, and mid-arm muscle circumference measurements (p<0.001; p<0.001; p<0.017; p=0.0018 respectively) and in the relationship between dietary intake and energy recommended energy intake, according to the Harris & Benedict equation (p=0.0001) from the first and second evaluation.
Conclusion
Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction and portal hypertension were not shown to be factors predisposing to malnourishment.
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