title: [Biliodigestive anastomoses on echography. The normal and pathological aspects].
abstract: The normal and pathological US features of different types of bilioenterostomy (hepaticojejunostomy, choledochoduodenostomy, polyductal bilioenteric anastomosis) are described, as observed in a prospective study of 27 patients, for a total number of 35 (18 normal and 17 abnormal) examinations. For 20 patients with hepaticojejunostomy, the bilioenteric anastomosis was identified on 13/13 normal examinations and 10/12 pathological examinations. For 2 patients with choledochoduodenostomy, the bilioenteric anastomosis was identified on 2/2 examinations. For 5 patients with polyductal bilioenteric anastomosis (each patient having 2 or 3 anastomoses), all surgical anastomoses were separately identified on 6/8 examinations; as for the remaining 2 patients, 2/3 and 1/3 anastomoses were seen. An abnormal condition was correctly recognized in all the 11 patients with local disease (lithiasis and benign biliary stricture, 2 patients; benign biliary stricture, 5 patients; primary cholangiocarcinoma, 1 patient; recurrent malignancy, 3 patients); in 1 patient, parenchymal and biliary abnormalities due to vascular obstruction were misinterpreted as a result of benign stricture. US can demonstrate the surgical anastomoses between the resected common bile duct or second order intrahepatic ducts and the jejunal loop, with typical features according to the type of surgery performed. Knowledge of such normal appearances after bilioenteric surgery is mandatory in order to detect and correctly evaluate such possible abnormalities at this site as lithiasis and benign or malignant strictures.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mirk
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cotroneo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Franco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vecchioli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012016:Reference Values; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Le anastomosi biliodigestive all'ecografia. Aspetti normali e patologici.