title: Intrahepatic gas formation without abscess after hepatic artery thrombosis in the setting of liver transplantation.
abstract: We present a case in which intraparenchymal hepatic gas was observed in the absence of an abscess. This occurred following hepatic artery thrombosis in the setting of liver transplantation. An analogy is drawn to the postinfarction syndrome seen following therapeutic embolization and intrauterine fetal death. The unique features of the liver transplant and how they relate to the mechanisms of gas formation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-6574.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gendler
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Garten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005740:Gases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005740:Gases