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Liver Vasculature Flashcards

1
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What is the largest organ in the human body?

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The liver.

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Where does the liver lie?

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It lies in the intraperitoneal cavity.

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What does the liver do?

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  • It plays an essential role in all metabolic processes in the body
  • It filters and detoxifies the blood and helps regulate blood volume.
  • It helps dispose of old RBC and manufacture new ones
  • Processes blood coming from the bowel via portal system.
  • The liver produces proteins necessary for blood clotting
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What is a major by-product of the broken red blood cells in the liver?

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Bile.

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What is bile?

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It is an emulsifier of fat that aids in digestion.

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What type of blood supply does the liver have?

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It has a dual blood supply.

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7
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What does the dual blood supply in the liver consist of?

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  • Hepatic artery supploes approx. 30% of blood flow.
  • Portal vein supplies aprox. 70% of blood flow (nutrient rich) from the gastrointestinal tract.
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8
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The hepatic artery and portal vein comprise the___________.

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The hepatic inflow

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9
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What does the portal triad consist of?

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It is comprised of branches of the hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile duct.

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Where does the main portal vein begin at?

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It begins at the confluence of the splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein.

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Where does the portal veins lie?

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Anterior to the IVC

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What happens to the portal vein upon entering the porta hepatis?

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The MPV divides into the left portal vein and right portal vein

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What are the anatomy of the RPV (Right Portal Vein)?

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  • Typically larger
  • Posterior and caudal
  • Divides into anterior and posterior branches
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What is the anatomy of the LPV (Left Portal Vein)?

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  • Anterior and cranial
  • Divides into medial and lateral branches.
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What are the characteristics of the portal veins?

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  • Conatins NO valves
  • Bright, echogenic walls due to thick collagenous tissue
  • Course intrasegmentally
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16
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What does hepatopetal mean?

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Towards the liver.

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What does hepatofugal mean?

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Away from the liver

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18
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What are the 3 main hepatic veins?

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Right, middle and left hepatic veins.

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What veins are the primary outflow for the liver?

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Hepatic veins.

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What do the hepatic veins drain into?

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They drain into the IVC, near the right atrium.

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What are the characterisitics of the hepatic veins?

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  • Contains NO valves
  • Thin-walled vessels
  • Courses intersegmentally.
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Which is the largest of the 3 hepatic veins?

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The right hepatic vein is typically the largest.

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23
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What vessels join to form a common trunk before entering the IVC?

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MHV and LHV

24
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What type of waveform does the hepatic veins demonstrate?

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Pulsatile waveform.

25
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Where does the common hepatic artery arise off?

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The celiac axis

26
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What is it known as once the hepatic artery courses over the anterior-superior edge of the pancreas and gives rise to the gastroduodenal?

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The proper hepatic artery

27
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Where does the hepatic artery terminate?

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At the level of the porta hepatis

28
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What are some hepatoporta duplex indications?

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  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Portal hypertension
  • Ascite of unknown etiology
  • Thrombosis of portal, splenic, and superior mesenteric veins.
  • Budd-Chiari syndrome
  • Pre & Post-intervention
  • TIPS evaluation
  • Acute abdominal pain
  • Elevated D-dimer
29
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What are some risk factors?

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  • Chronic liver disease.
    • Viral Hep.
    • Hep B or C
    • Metabolic disorders
  • Heart disease that results in elevated right-sided heart pressures.
    • CHF
    • Tricuspid regurgitation
30
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What are some hepatoportal duplex vessel assesments?

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Gray scale and color:

  • Extra- and intra-hepatic portal veins, hepatic veins, and IVC

Spectral Doppler waveforms and velocity measurements:

  • MPV, RPV, LPV
  • RHV, MHV, LHV
  • SV
  • SMV
  • IVC
  • Proper hepatic artery
31
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What are some addiditon assessments of a hepatoportal duplex?

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  • Size and echogenicity of liver
    • masses, cyst
  • Spleen size (splenomegaly)
  • Presence of ascites
  • MPV diameter during quiet respiration as it crosses the IVC
32
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Portal Vein

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Diameter: <13 mm

PSV: 10-30 cm/s

Flow: Towards the liver

Doppler: Repiro-phasic

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Hepatic vein:

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Diameter: RHV <6

PSV:22-39 cm/s

Flow: Antegrade and retrograde

Doppler: Pulsatile, multiphasic

34
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Splenic vein

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Diameter: up to 10 cm

PSV: 9-30 cm/3

Flow: Towards the liver (hepatopetal)

Doppler: Monophasic, slightly pulsatile.

35
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SMA

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Diameter: Up to 10 cm

PSV: 8-40 cm/sec

Flow: towards the liver (hepatopetal)

Doppler: Monophasic, slightly pulsatile.

36
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Hepatic artery

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Diameter: smaller than PV

Flow: hepatopetal

Doppler: Low resistance

37
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IVC

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Diameter: 15 mm to 25 mm

PSV: 44-118 cm/s

Flow: Toward the right atrium

Doppler: Pulsatile, multiphasic, respiro-phasic

38
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What is the respiration variation associated with the portal vein?

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Diameter: increases with inspiration

Velocity: decreases with inspiration, increases with expiration.

39
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What is the respiration variation associated with the splenic vein?

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Diameter: increases by 20-100% with inspiration,

Velocity: decreases with inspiration, increases with expiration.

40
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What is the respiration variation associated with the SMV?

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Diameter: increases by 20-100% with inspiration.

Velocity: decreases with inspiration, increases with expiration.

41
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What is ascites?

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It is effusion and accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.

Legs are usually swollen as well due to increase abdominal pressure.

42
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What is portal hypertension?

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It is elevated portal venous pressure due to impedance of blood flow through the liver.

Causes divided in 3 categories:

  1. Prehpatic (inflow)
  2. Intraphepatic (liver, sinusoids, and hepatocytes)
  3. Posthepatic (outflow)
43
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What is the most commong etiology of portal hypertension in north america?

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Cirrhosis caused by hep. C

44
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What is the primary complication of portal hypertension?

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Gastrointensional bleeding from ruptured esophageal and gastric varices.

45
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What are the abnormal duplex findings in portal hypertension?

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  • Increased portal diameter (>13 mm)
  • Increased SV and SMV diameteres (>10 mm)
  • <20% increase in SMV and SV diameteres with inspiration
  • Decreased respiratory variation
  • Decreased PV flow velocity
  • Hepatofugal flow in the portahepatic veins
46
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What is TIPS?

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It stands for transjugular intraheptic portosystemic shunt.

It is a treatment for portal hypertenson.

47
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What does TIPS do?

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  • It decreases pressure or decompresses the portal venous system.
  • A stent is deployed to connect one of the portal veins with one of the hepatic veins (often the right)
  • Re-routes blood away from the liver, to the hepatic vein, and back to the heart.
48
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How should you asses TIPS?

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Obtain velocities and flow direction:

  • MPV
  • PV end of shunt
  • Mid shunt
  • HV end of shunt
  • IVC or outflow hepatic vein
49
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What are normal TIPS duplex findings?

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  • Hepatofugal flow may be present in intrahepatic portal veins
  • MPV= hepatopetal flow.
  • Flow should be directed towards the hepatic vein
  • Color fil wall-to-wall within stent
  • Stent velocities=90-190 cm/s
  • MPV and hepatic artery velocities increase from pre-TIPS
50
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How do you indentify a stenosis in TIPS?

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  • PSV <50 cm/s within stent
  • PSV <30 cm/s within MPV
  • A focal increase in stent velocities measuring >200 cm/s
  • A velocity change of >50 cm/s within stent , as compared to previous exams.
  • >50 cm/s difference in stent velocities from one segment to another
  • Reccurent ascite, varices, or splenomegaly
  • Retrograde flow in hepatic vein serving as outflow
51
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What does thrombosis of the portal, splenic or superior mescenteric vein result from?

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  • Statis due to cirrhosis and portal hypertension
  • Pancreatitis, appendicitis, and diverticulitis
  • Hypercoaguable state
  • Surgery
  • Trauma
  • Abdominal malignancy
52
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What are the portal venous trhombosis duplex findings?

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  • Increased PV diameter with intraluminal echoes
    • >15 mm suggest acute thrombosis
    • >23 mm with intraluminal echoes suggest tumor thrombosis
  • Non-visualization of PV
  • Gallbladder varices
  • Increased hepatic arterial flow.
53
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What is Budd-Chiari Syndrome?

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It is hepatic venous outflow obstruction caused by a thrombosis or tumor.

Can also be caused by IVC stenosis or occlusion cephalad to hepatic veins

54
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What is the clinical presenation of Budd-Chiari?

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  • RUQ pain
  • Jaundice
  • Ascites
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Liver function abnormalities
55
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What are the duplex findings in Budd-Chiari?

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  • IVC dialation with intraluminal echoes
  • Absence of flow in IVC or HV
  • Hepatomegaly
  • HV dilation with intraluminal echoes
  • Sluggish or retrograde flow in PV
  • Splenomegaly
  • Stenosis or occlusion of HV or IVC
  • Ascites
  • Collaterals
56
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What is the cause of CHF?

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DIlation within hepatoportal venous system and IVC

57
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What are the characterisitcs of CHF?

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  • PV flow will be marked pulsatile
  • HV=highly pulsatile and demonstrates flow reversal during diastole.
  • RHV diameter may increase to >9 mm in patients with CHF

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