AJR 2005; 184:1549-1555
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Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysms in Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Efficacy of CT and Doppler Sonography
Hyoung Jung Kim1,2,
Kyoung Won Kim1,
Ah Young Kim1,
Tae Kyoung Kim1,
Jae Ho Byun1,
Hyung Jin Won1,
Yong Moon Shin1,
Pyo Nyun Kim1,
Hyun Kwon Ha1,
Sung Gyu Lee3 and
Moon-Gyu Lee1
1 Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of
Medicine, 388-1, Pungnap-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
2 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul,
Korea.
3 Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of
Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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).
CONCLUSION. 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.

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