Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysms in adult living-donor liver transplantation: efficacy of CT and Doppler sonography.

Kim, Hyoung Jung; Kim, Kyoung Won; Kim, Ah Young; Kim, Tae Kyoung; Byun, Jae Ho; Won, Hyung Jin; Shin, Yong Moon; Kim, Pyo Nyun et al. · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2005

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of contrast-enhanced CT and Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm after adult living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Because patients with hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm after LDLT can have diverse clinical presentations, routine imaging follow-up is important for early detection. Although Doppler sonography is limited in showing the pseudoaneurysm, contrast-enhanced CT, especially MDCT with CT arteriography, is effective in showing it in most patients.

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