Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysms in adult living-donor liver transplantation: efficacy of CT and Doppler sonography.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of contrast-enhanced CT and Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm after adult living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT).


CONCLUSIONS
Because patients with hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm after LDLT can have diverse clinical presentations, routine imaging follow-up is important for early detection. Although Doppler sonography is limited in showing the pseudoaneurysm, contrast-enhanced CT, especially MDCT with CT arteriography, is effective in showing it in most patients.
Kim
Hyoung Jung
HJ
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Pungnap-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
Kim
Kyoung Won
KW
Kim
Ah Young
AY
Kim
Tae Kyoung
TK
Byun
Jae Ho
JH
Won
Hyung Jin
HJ
Shin
Yong Moon
YM
Kim
Pyo Nyun
PN
Ha
Hyun Kwon
HK
Lee
Sung Gyu
SG
Lee
Moon-Gyu
MG
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
D003287:Contrast Media