CT-control of the H-graft interposition mesocaval shunt patency.
A method for assessing the patency of the H-graft interposition mesocaval shunts by computerized tomography is described. Five patients with such shunts were examined with a 5.5 second CT scanner. After locating the graft a 50 cc bolus of 76% diatrizoate was injected into a cubital vein and 3-4 scans were executed at a preselected level. A distinct vessel like enhancement appeared if the shunt was open. With dynamic CT-scanning the flow can be demonstrated in graphical form as time-density curves.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011170:Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed