abdominal doppler Flashcards
4 vascular anastomoses?
- Suprahepatic vena cava
- Infrahepatic vena cava
- Hepatic artery
- Portal vein
Also biliary duct anastomosis
sonogrpahers role in anastomoses?
- each anastomosis must be assessed with ultrasound using a combination of grey scale and spectral doppler
Anastomotic regions have higher chance of developing?
a stenosis or occulsion
anastomosis sequelae of events?
- necrosis- fibrosis- stenosis
- all branches of the portal vein should be interrogated
most significant vascular complication, high mortality rate?
Hepatic artery thrombosis
Hepatic artery stenosis occurs where?
11% of recipients-near anastomosis
Portal vein complications?
1-13%-narrowing of vessel lumen at anastomotic site
IVC complications?
stenosis is a rarity-recurrent HCC may cause tumor in Hepatic Veins/IVC
Vascular patency post transplant ensure what vessels are working? (4)
Hepatic artery
Portal vein
IVC
Hepatic veins
vasular patency?
vasular patency?
post transplant inspect for?
Narrowed diameter
Thrombus
Normal spectral waveform and direction
portal vein stenosis
portal vein stenosis
Renal transplant-vascular complications (4)?
Renal artery stenosis: months to years after
Renal artery occlusion: first few days
Primary renal vein thrombosis: originates RV
Secondary renal vein thrombosis: into Iliac V
sonographers role- all anastomoses must be assessed with doppler when?
- iliac A&V prior to the anastomoses
- RV and RV at the iliac anastomoses
- colour image of both vessels long axis to show patency/aliasing
- intrarental RI- arcuate or interlobar
Renal artery stenosis
Main right renal artery is prone to?
prone to stenosis at the ostium (takeoff from Aorta) due to its sharp angle superiorly and then inferiorly toward the right kidney
A ratio between the RA stenosis flow and proximal Ao flow is a good indicator of?
disease
Renal artery (native)?
- Technically difficult due to overlying gas and patient body habitus
- Decubitus position is helpful
How to obtain RA/AO ratio?
- Angle correct must be used for both measurements
- Measure the PSV in Aorta just proximal to RA takeoff
- Measure the PSV within the RA stenosis (aliasing is a tipoff)
- Open the gate size as it is a small vessel
RA PSV/AO PSV not condisered hemosynamically significant?
< 3.5 is not considered hemodynamically significant
Renal artery flow pattern? and PSV?
- Low resistant flow pattern
- Distal RA – usually no window is seen
- PSV of up to 180 cm/s is considered normal
- Low resistance waveforms demonstrate broad systolic peaks and forward flow throughout diastole