门静脉阻断兔肝VX2移植瘤的DSA评价

目的评价DSA在兔肝VX2移植瘤经门静脉阻断后显示肝动脉与门静脉的价值。方法20只新西兰大白兔随机分为移植瘤体生长3周后门静脉阻断组和移植瘤体未行门静脉阻断对照组,2周后分别行兔肝动脉与门静脉DSA检查。结果DSA在肝动脉分支的显示效果上较血管灌注好,实验组肝左外叶肿瘤组织可见少许肝动脉供血。肝左外叶门静脉分支结扎(PBL)者均能被DSA证实。结论DSA可直观地显示兔肝动脉与门静脉的空间解剖细节,在兔肝门静脉阻断效果的评价中起着重要作用。     

Traesjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in portai vein thrombosis: Role of the right gastric vein with anomalous insertion

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) was performed in two patients with portal vein thrombosis. In both patients, hepatopetal flow had been maintained by an anomalous insertion of the right gastric vein (RGV) into the portal vein bifurcation and into the left portal branch respectively. In one patient, the main portal trunk could not be recanalized and the RGV was used as an accessory portal vein to place one stent for TIPS. In the other case, access through the partial portal-vein occlusion was gained and three stents were placed from the hepatic vein to the main portal vein distal to the thrombus. In portal vein thrombosis, the aberrant insertion of the RGV into the left or right portal branches may maintain patency of the intrahepatic portal system and, in case of unsuccessful recanalization of the porta, may represent the sole pathway for placing a TIPS     

经颈静脉肝内门脉左支-体静脉分流术的临床意义

目的 评价选择性门静脉左支作为TIPS分流道的临床意义，分析门静脉左、右支的血液动力学变化及重要液道物质浓度差异对术后预防肝性脑病及远期疗效的影响。方法 341例有目的的选择肝内门静脉左支作为穿刺靶点，行经颈静脉矸内静脉左支门腔分流术建立门腔分流道，避开富含营养、毒素的门静脉右支血液。肝实质通道用8mm直径球囊扩张，限制分流口径。结果 所有患者术后3个月内无一例发生肝性脑病。随访期间TIPS术后341例患者仅5例（1.47%）出现肝性脑病和19例（5.57%)一年随访造影出现支架内狭窄。结论 选择性门静脉左支作为门腔静脉分流道，可心显著降低肝性脑病发生率，对保护肝功能，提高分流道远期开通率具有重要的临床意义。     

Intrahepatic portal venous variations: demonstration by helical CT during arterial portography

PURPOSE: We assessed the prevalence and types of intrahepatic portal venous variations by helical computed tomography performed with arterial portography (CTAP). METHODS: In 192 patients without evidence of vascular invasion or distortion, CTAP images were reviewed retrospectively to identify portal venous variations. RESULTS: Of the 192 patients examined, 10 (5.2%) had trifurcation, 5 (2.6%) had a right posterior segmental branch arising from the main portal vein, 5 (2.6%) had an absence of the horizontal segment of the left portal vein, and 1 (0.5%) had an absence of the left lateral segmental portal branch. Of the patients without a horizontal segment, two had a right-sided ligamentum teres associated with malposition of the gallbladder, while another had complete ramification of intrahepatic portal branches from an umbilical vein-like segment. In the patient missing the left lateral segmental branches, the right portal vein segments were subcapsularly located. CONCLUSION: Variations of the intrahepatic portal veins can be recognized on CTAP imaging. tomography-Portal vein, computed tomography.     

Intrahepatic portal venous variations: prevalence with US.

A prospective ultrasound study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of variants of the intrahepatic branching of the portal venous system. Of the 507 patients examined, 55 (10.8%) had trifurcation, 24 (4.7%) had a right posterior segmental branch arising from the main portal vein, 22 (4.3%) had a right anterior segmental branch originating from the left portal vein, and one (0.2%) had absence of the horizontal segment of the left portal vein. Not one patient had complete absence of the right portal vein in this series. The remaining 405 (79.9%) patients had normal distribution of the portal venous system; some patients of the normal group had minor variations in distribution.     

肝内门静脉和肝静脉的解剖与变异(三维动态增强磁共振血管成像分析)

目的用三维动态增强磁共振血管成像（３ｄｉｍｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌｄｙｎａｍｉｃｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔｅｎｈａｎｃｅｄＭＲＡ,３ＤＤＣＥＭＲＡ）前瞻性地观测肝内门静脉（简称门脉）和肝静脉的解剖和变异。方法共进行１４２例门脉和肝静脉３ＤＤＣＥＭＲＡ检查。对肝内门脉和肝静脉的解剖和变异做分型,计算每一型所占总调查人数的比例,并计算右后下肝静脉的显示率。结果１４２次成像中,８例（５．６％）显示门脉呈三分叉状,７例（４．９％）门脉先分出右后支,然后上行分为左支和右前支,４例（２．８％）门脉右前支源于左支,未发现有门脉左支水平段或右支缺如,余下１２３例（８６．６％）显示正常门脉分支。绝大多数情况下（９５．１％）肝中、肝左静脉合并,而三大支肝静脉单独汇入下腔静脉仅占４．９％。右后下肝静脉的显示率为７．７％。结论肝内门脉变异并不少见。肝中和肝左静脉多合并后汇入下腔静脉。部分病人有较为粗大的右后下肝静脉。３ＤＤＣＥＭＲＡ能方便而清楚地显示上述血管的解剖和变异     

Accessory left gastric artery arising from left hepatic artery: angiographic study

An accessory left gastric artery may arise from the left hepatic artery and follow a course similar to an intrahepatic artery. In 98 hepatic angiograms an accessory left gastric artery was observed in 14 (14.2%). The site of origin of this artery was from the left hepatic artery proximal to the umbilical point. An esophageal branch was found in 10 cass (71.4%). The possibility of an accessory left gastric artery should be kept in mind during angiography of the left hepatic lobe and gastric fundus. A gastric wall stain in the capillary phase produced by this vessel may mimic a hepatic tumor.     

先天性冠状动脉瘘的电子束CT诊断

目的探讨先天性冠状动脉瘘的电子束CT(EBCT)征象.材料和方法EBCT检查并手术证实的8例先天性冠状动脉瘘.EBCT采用单层增强扫描.结果EBCT提示4例右侧冠状动脉扩张迂曲,其中3例与心室、1例与主肺动脉沟通;4例源于左侧冠状动脉,其中1例对角支囊状扩张钙化与左室沟通,2例左圆锥支与主肺动脉连接,1例主干及回旋支扩张钙化,后者之左心房支与右心房沟通.结论无心脏手术史病例,EBCT提示冠状动脉及分支扩张迂曲,与心腔或其他血管异常沟通,应首先考虑先天性冠状动脉瘘.     

Variations in feeding arteries of hepatocellular carcinoma located in the left hepatic lobe

The left hepatic lobe is divided into three subsegments according to anatomical landmarks; however, there are several variations in the vascular territories of the left hepatic arterial branches. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) located near the umbilical fissure or at the left side of the umbilical portion of the left portal vein has frequent crossover blood supply. HCC located in the caudal aspect of the lateral segment has a variety of feeding arteries, and is infrequently supplied by the caudate artery or the medial subsegmental artery (A4), and by the lateral left hepatic arteries. HCC located in the posterior aspect of segment 4 is frequently supplied by the caudate artery or a small A4 branch arising from the caudate artery. In addition, the left inferior phrenic, right and left internal mammary, right and left gastric, cystic, and omental arteries are well known extrahepatic collateral pathways supplying HCC in the left hepatic lobe, especially when the hepatic artery is attenuated by previous transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Interventional radiologists should have sufficient knowledge of vascular territories in the left hepatic arterial branches and extrahepatic collaterals to perform effective TACE for HCC located in the left hepatic lobe.     

Pulmonary steal syndrome: an unusual case of coronary-bronchial pulmonary artery communication

The authors report a patient with angina pectoris in whom selective left coronary angiography demonstrated that the pulmonary artery branch to an apical lung segment was supplied by a bronchial collateral vessel which arose from the left circumflex artery. The anatomic and physiological developmental mechanisms, and the clinical implications, are discussed. Relief of the patient's angina following ligation of the pulmonary artery branch indicated the development of a form of pulmonary steal syndrome.     

Aberrant right gastric vein directly communicating with left portal vein system. Incidence and implications

In 3 patients with primary hepatic malignancies, a communication between the right gastric vein and the left portal vein system was recognized at angiography. The right gastric vein entered directly into the left lateral portal veins in 2 patients and into the left medial portal veins in one. Portal angio-CT performed in one patient demonstrated a specific defect only in the left lateral superior area of the liver, consistent with the segmental opacification of the portal vein branch recognized on the angiogram. This rare communication was seen in 3 (1.5%) of 200 consecutive patients who underwent celiac angiography and is most likely an anomaly in which the right gastric vein directly enters the left portal vein instead of the portal vein trunk. When interpreting a filling defect not associated with a mass lesion on portal angio-CT for hepatic neoplasms or the right gastric vein communicating with the left portal vein system on the angiogram, this particular anomaly should be considered.     

Portal venous variations. Prevalence with contrast-enhanced helical CT

PURPOSE: To review the distribution of intrahepatic portal venous branching in order to determine the prevalence of variations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We made a retrospective review of 655 contrast-enhanced helical CT (CECT) images of patients referred to our department for upper abdominal CT examination during an 8-month period. Of the 655 patients, 70 were eliminated from the study because of improper opacification of the portal venous system. Variations of portal venous branching in the remaining 585 patients were classified. RESULTS: Of 585 patients, 504 (86.2%) had classical bifurcation of the main portal vein (MPV); 72 (12.3%) had a trifurcation of the MPV, 5 (0.9%) had a right anterior segmental branch originating from the left portal vein (LPV), 2 (0.3%) had an LPV originating from the right anterior segmental branch and 2 (0.3%) had a right posterior segmental branch arising from the MPV. CONCLUSION: Variations of portal venous branching are common and helical CT is efficacious in identifying these variations.     

Unusual origin and course of the first septal branch of the left coronary artery: Angiographic recognition

The anatomical variants of the origin and course of the first septal branch (S1) of the left coronary artery system have received little attention in the literature dealing with coronary angiography. We describe here the angiographic features of the ectopic origin of S1 from epicardial branches of the left coronary artery other than the left anterior descending artery as observed in 8 cases from a series of 700 consecutive patients (1.1%). The S1 originated from the left main coronary artery in 1 case, from a diagonal branch in 4, and from an intermediate branch in 3 cases. Previous reported cases are reviewed. Because the S1 may supply up to 15% of the blood to the myocardium, the recognition of this variable origin may have clinical implications and has to be considered as a part of the complete evaluation of coronary arteriograms of patients referred for coronary artery revascularization.     

Hepatic arterial flow distribution with hepatic neoplasms: significance in infusion chemotherapy

Hepatic artery radionuclide flow studies and hepatic angiography in eight patients with various hepatic neoplasms were evaluated to determine the patterns of arterial flow distribution in the presence of portal vein occlusion. Increased hepatic arterial blood flow to the lobe or segment supplied by the occluded portal vein was observed in all patients. This phenomenon must be taken into account when positioning catheters for hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy; while it may improve the flow of chemotherapeutic agents to tumors located in the area of an occluded portal vein branch, it may also result in diversion of flow to the normal hepatic parenchyma away from tumors occupying the hepatic segments with patent portal venous flow. Hepatic angiography and radionuclide flow studies provide the necessary information for correct positioning of hepatic artery infusion catheters.     

Angiographic demonstration of intrahepatic arterio-portal anastomoses in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatic angiograms of 114 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were studied, particularly changes in the portal vein branches. Arterio-portal shunts of varying sizes, evidenced by opacification of intrahepatic portal branches, were seen in 72 cases (63.2%), with retrograde opacification of the portal vein trunk in 29 (25.4%). At least four types of shunts were found: (a) through a tumor thrombus in the portal branch, (b) in a retrograde direction via a peripheral tumor nodule, (c) through a small tumor invading or amputating an artery, and (d) through a tumor located near a major portal vein branch and supplied by a large, coiling artery. Postmortem angiography of the liver in 50 patients with HCC suggests that arterio-portal shunts are the result of the special vasculature in HCC and are highly diagnostic when accompanied by other angiographic changes.     

Coronary artery anomalies in tetralogy of fallot

Coronary angiograms of 296 patients with Fallot's tetralogy were reviewed. Group I abnormalities in the origin and distribution of the coronary arteries, found in 32 (11.8%) cases, consisted of a single coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva in 7 cases, left anterior descending artery from the right coronary artery in 7 cases, and an accessory left anterior descending from the right coronary in 18 cases. Of the 7 cases with a single coronary artery, the right coronary branch was anterior to the aortic root, crossing the right ventricular outflow in two cases. Group II acquired abnormalities were found in 11 cases and consisted of an enlarged conus artery in 9 cases and 1 case each of coronary bronchial collateral and right ventricular branch from the left anterior descending artery. Except in 12 patients requiring selective coronary angiography, aortic root angiography was sufficient to outline the coronary anatomy. Awareness of a coronary anomaly helps in deciding the time and type of operative procedure to be performed, especially in infants, since injury to a large vessel perfusing the left ventricle usually results in increased morbidity and mortality.     

Congenital and acquired anomalies of the portal venous system.

Knowledge of the normal anatomy, most frequent variants, and congenital and acquired anomalies of the portal venous system is of great importance for liver surgery and interventional procedures such as creation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Radiologic studies of the portal venous system include color Doppler ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging, and arterial or direct portography. Among the most common branching variants of the portal vein are trifurcation, right anterior portal branch arising from the left portal vein, and right posterior portal branch arising from the main portal vein. Agenesis of the right or left portal vein is the most frequently reported congenital anomaly. Venous collateral vessels due to portal hypertension and cavernous transformation of the portal vein are best evaluated with cross-sectional imaging. Intrahepatic portosystemic, arterioportal, and arteriosystemic fistulas and associated perfusion anomalies have characteristic features at dual-phase helical CT. Color Doppler US is the single most useful tool for demonstration of aneurysms of the portal venous system and bland or neoplastic portal vein thrombosis. CT is also the best means of evaluating gas in the portal venous system, which is no longer an ominous sign and must be differentiated from aerobilia.     

经颈静脉肝内门静脉左支门体分流中支架位置对远期疗效的影响

目的 探讨经颈静脉肝内门体静脉分流术(TIPS)门静脉左支分流道内支架位置对远期疗效的影响.方法 回顾性分析2012年1月至2014年12月采用门静脉左支TIPS术治疗的527例门静脉高压上消化道出血患者临床资料.根据支架是否进入门静脉主干分为门静脉左支组(n=318)和门静脉主干组(n-209),比较两组手术成功率、分流道血流动力学、支架通畅率、肝性脑病发生率、再出血率等.结果 两组手术成功率均为100％.术后1年门静脉左支组分流道流速及流量参数均显著高于门静脉主干组(P＜0.05).1年随访期间门静脉左支组、门静脉主干组分流道功能异常率分别为1.26％ (4/318)、5.74％(12/209) (P=0.003),肝性脑病发生率分别为0.31％(1/318)、4.31％(9/209) (P=0.001),再出血率分别为0.94％(3/318)、2.87％ (6/209) (P=0.095).结论 TIPS术中穿刺门静脉左支并将支架留植左支内,能获得较低的分流道功能异常率及肝性脑病发生率.     

Lateral sacral artery supply to an intramedullary arteriovenous fistula at the conus medullaris

Summary In this 25-year-old woman, severe low back pain, flaccid paraparesis, sensory disturbance of both legs and sphincter dysfunction resulted from an intramedullary conal arteriovenous malformation fed by an anterior spinal artery arising from the left sixth intercostal artery and by the left lateral sacral artery, a branch of the left internal iliac artery.