Liver transplant rejection arteritis: serial hepatic arteriography.
Two liver transplant recipients underwent serial hepatic arteriography, demonstrating a severe, rapidly progressive arteritis involving the hilar hepatic arteries. Liver biopsies in these patients demonstrated ischemic necrosis as a prominent feature. The angiographic appearance and therapeutic implications of liver transplant rejection arteritis are presented.
D001167:Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography