Abdominal sonography after hepatic transplantation: results in 36 patients

摘要: Hepatic transplantation was performed in 46 patients over a 2-year period at the University of Minnesota. Thirty-six these subsequently underwent 166 sonographic examinations upper abdomen. Forty-three were within 2 weeks transplantation, 47 between and 8 after 76 more than transplantation. The sonograms reviewed retrospectively correlated with available clinical histopathologic data. Diffuse, nonspecific parenchymal abnormalities seen 27 patients. Focal regions abnormality four associated abscess infarction. Moderate to severe biliary dilatation seven obstruction diagnosed by percutaneous or T-tube cholangiography. Obstruction most commonly children who had undergone cholecystojejunostomy reconstruction, it required radiologic surgical intervention. Routine assessment u...