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

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 May;184(5):1549-55. doi: 10.2214/ajr.184.5.01841549.

Abstract

Objective: 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).

Conclusion: 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.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
  • Contrast Media
  • Female
  • Hepatic Artery*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Living Donors*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler

Substances

  • Contrast Media