Early sonographic assessment of Budd-Chiari syndrome after orthotopic liver transplantation.
Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare vascular complication of liver transplantation that may result in loss of the graft and a high mortality risk. Therefore, early diagnosis is extremely important to allow preservation of the graft and improve the prognosis. We describe the sonographic findings in a patient in whom Budd-Chiari syndrome occurred 2 days after orthotopic liver transplantation.
Zhang
Bu-lin
BL
Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, The People's Republic of China.
Hu
Bing
B
Zhu
Jia-an
JA
D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*