Title: Color Doppler ultrasound in evaluation of vascular complication after orthotopic liver transplantation
Abstract: Objective To investigate the value of color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) in the vascular complication after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Methods The CDFI data of 55 patients after OLT was analyzed. Results CDFI hinted 7 patients (7/55, 13%) suffered from vascular complication. Two patients showed no flow signals in main hepatic artery, one patient had portal vein thrombosis, two patients had portal vein stoma stenosis, one patient had aterio-venous fistula and one had hepatic venous thrombosis. There were 4 patients confirmed by operation or angiography(4/7, 57%). Conclusion CDFI is a sensitive and specific method in detecting vascular complication after OLT.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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