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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Duplex Doppler sonography (DDS) and angiography were performed in a prospective study comprising 22 adult patients with hepatic failure. The ability of the 2 methods to visualize the different splanchnic vessels was compared, as well as any abnormality in the liver parenchyma and vessels. The purpose of the study was to decide if DDS could replace angiography in the pretransplantation work-up in these patients. The portal vein was correctly identified as open in 20 patients using DDS and in 21 patients at angiography. Portal vein thrombosis in one patient was correctly diagnosed by both methods. The identification of other vascular structures in the upper part of the abdomen, e.g., liver arteries and splenic vein, was demonstrated in 14 and 16 patients respectively at DDS. Hepatoma in one patient was correctly identified by both methods, as well as the presence of ascites. Splenic artery aneurysms were found in 4 patients at angiography, and in none of these was DDS able to show this abnormality. We conclude that abdominal angiography still seems superior to DDS in the evaluation of patients with hepatic failure prior to orthotopic liver transplantation, especially to demonstrate possible splenic artery aneurysms and detailed mapping of the hepatic arteries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0284-1851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Aneurysm, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Angiography, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Ascites, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Hepatic Artery, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Liver Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Mesenteric Artery, Superior, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Mesenteric Veins, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Portal Vein, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Preoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Splenic Artery, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Splenic Vein, pubmed-meshheading:8305264-Thrombosis
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Duplex Doppler sonography and angiography in the evaluation for liver transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, National Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial