title: Hepatic infarction complicated with acute pancreatitis precisely diagnosed with gadoxetate disodium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Pancreatitis may induce a spectrum of venous and arterial vascular complications. However, hepatic infarction complicated with acute pancreatitis seldom occurs because of the unique vascular configuration of the liver. We herein describe an extremely rare and unique case in which simultaneous portal vein and hepatic vein thrombosis were present. We precisely assessed both hepatic hemodynamics and hepatocellular function using sequential multidetector computed tomography and gadoxetate disodium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, which may provide useful information on the pathophysiological state and diagnosis of hepatic infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuraishi
authors.forename: Souichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuzawa
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Norikazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arakura
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadoya
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; C073590:gadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA