Open AccessContrast-enhanced ultrasonography � An indispensable tool in the hands of any hepatologist
Author(s) -
Rafael Gómez Rodríguez
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2019.6240/2019
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , liver transplantation , stenosis , inferior vena cava , portal vein thrombosis , radiology , vein , artery , portal hypertension , ultrasonography , surgery , transplantation , cardiology , cirrhosis
Vascular complications after liver transplantation may lead to graft dysfunction and liver failure, which in turn results in need for retransplantation and death risk. Therefore, their early diagnosis is critical. Major vascular complications include hepatic artery thrombosis, stenosis and aneurysms; portal vein thrombosis and stenosis; and potential additional complications in hepatic veins and vena cava. Of all these vascular complications hepatic arterial thrombosis, which involves approximately 5% of transplant recipients, is most significant. Portal complications, which are second in significance, are less common (2%).