The usefulness of angiographic studies in the vascular complications of liver transplantation. The authors' own experience
Rossi, C.; Teodorani, A.; Galaverni, M.C.; Isceri, S.; Stefanini, G.F.; Mazziotti, A.; Jovine, E.
La Radiologia Medica 82(6): 800-804
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-8362 PMID: 1788435 Document Number: 377619
The authors report their experience with angiographic techniques in the diagnosis of vascular complications after liver transplantation. From 1986 to 1990, 78 patients were transplanted in our Hospital; of them, 8 underwent angiographic investigations for vascular complications. Angiography is very important when vascular complications are suspected, in the patients with a rise in cytolytic enzymes and in bilirubine levels, with hyperpyrexia, and with bioptic confirmation of no rejection. Duplex US is useful in the evaluation of portal canalization; if there are any doubts, angiography is performed also in the preoperative phase.