Hepato-biliary sequential scintigraphy. a diagnostic possibility for monitoring bile secretion following orthotopic liver transplantation
Reichelt, H.G.; Bockhorn, H.
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für Alle Gebiete der Operativen Medizen 49(8): 491-495
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4722 PMID: 357110 Document Number: 124775
One often finds complicating diagnostic uncertainties, when evaluating cholestasis in the early postoperative phase as well as in the follow-up of orthotopic liver transplants. One potential complication is the obstruction of the biliary tract caused by various conditions. The diagnostic value of hepatobiliary sequential imaging is demonstrated in there patients. This method is a noninvasive, simple way of investigating the bile flow after orthotopic liver transplantation, and therefore proves a valueable tool among the diagnostic procedures used for differentiation of the cholestasis syndrome.