Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT compared with splenoportography in postliver transplant with giant varix and thrombus in portal vein: Case report
Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT compared with splenoportography in postliver transplant with giant varix and thrombus in portal vein: Case report

Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT compared with splenoportography in postliver transplant with giant varix and thrombus in portal vein: Case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Sep 24;19(12):6297-6301. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.09.018. eCollection 2024 Dec.

ABSTRACT

Imaging remains an essential aspect in evaluating patients receiving liver transplants, especially in cases of complications such as portal vein thrombosis. Several imaging modalities are available to approach portal vein thrombosis, with portography as the gold standard. However, the development of noninvasive methods such as contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is preferred nowadays due to the fewer complications in nature. This case report presented a case of a giant varix of the portal vein with thrombus in a 20-year-old male receiving living-donor liver transplant, reliably visualized in both CECT and direct splenoportography. Detailed parameters and sequences required for accurate imaging in CECT are discussed in this study.

PMID:39387041 | PMC:PMC11461950 | DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2024.09.018