Vascular complications in hepatic transplantation: single-center experience in 14 years

Purpose

To evaluate the spectrum of liver transplantation-related vascular complications that occurred in a single center over the past 14 years.

Materials and methods

Vascular complications and their clinical outcomes were reviewed among 744 liver transplant recipients. All patients underwent Doppler ultrasound with findings correlated with conventional or computed tomography angiography (CTA) in 111 patients.

Results

Among 70 recipients with vascular complications (%0.9), 14/26 patients with hepatic artery thrombosis underwent thrombectomy and arterial reanastomosis; six were retransplanted and six died. Among hepatic artery stenoses, three of nine were treated with balloon angioplasty and six underwent reanastomosis. Among 20 portal vein thromboses, 16 underwent thrombectomy, two patients retransplantation and two died. Seven patients with portal vein stenosis were followed. Two of six hepatic vein stenosis were restored with balloon angioplasty and three patients with metallic stent placement; the one other died. One patient with hepatic vein thrombosis died while the other patient was retransplanted.

Conclusion

Transplantation related hepatic vascular complications diagnosed and managed in timely fashion showed a low mortality rate in our series.     

腹部器官移植术后并发症的磁共振检查

目的探讨磁共振在腹部器官移植并发症中的诊断价值。方法对4例肝移植、5例胰肾联合移植及2例肾移植患者进行磁共振检查，检查时间在术后28d至2年，采用GE1．5TMR机型，成像技术包括常规平扫及增强扫描。结果4例肝移植，1例发生肝动脉狭窄伴肝坏死，1例发生下腔静脉血栓形成，1例为肝静脉与下腔静脉吻合口明显狭窄，1例为左右肝管明显狭窄；5例胰、肾联合移植中，1例并发急性排斥反应，1例为移植胰慢性排斥反应伴纤维化，1例为迟发性胰腺炎，移植肾4例正常，1例并发急性排斥反应伴肾梗死；2例单纯肾移植者，1例为肾动脉局限性中度狭窄，1例为肾动脉与髂内动脉吻合口处动脉瘤形成。上述病理改变均经组织病理检查和数字减影血管造影证实。结论磁共振可作为腹部器官移植并发症的一种无损伤检查手段，对于血管并发症，有其独有的优势。     

Accuracy of multidetector computed tomographic angiography for detecting hepatic artery complications after liver transplantation

Aims

The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of multidetector computed tomographic angiography (MDCTA) for detecting hepatic artery complications after liver transplantation.

Methods

Between July 2001 and September 2006, 212 patients underwent liver transplantation including 110 (41 female and 69 male patients); of mean age, 24 years (range = 6 months to 66 years) who were assessed with MDCTA. First, arterial phase images obtained after intravenous injection of 150 mL of contrast at a rate of 4 mL/s were acquired using the bolus triggering technique. Then portal and late-phase images were obtained. Axial and coronal maximum intensity projection (MIP) images and volume-rendered images were produced from the axial image data. Arterial vascular complications were noted. Stenosis was defined as severe (>75%), moderate (≥50%), or mild (<50%) according to its diameter. Twenty-nine of the 38 individuals with hepatic artery complications detected by MDCTA had correlative digital subtraction angiography (DSA). Seven of 110 patients with normal hepatic artery and venous pathologies in MDCTA also had DSA to investigate venous complications.

Results

MDCTA showed hepatic artery complications in 38 of the 110 patients who were assessed with this modality. DSA confirmed the MDCTA findings in all but 1 of the 29 patients assessed with catheter angiography. Fourteen of the 38 individuals also underwent percutaneous interventions and treatment. Fifteen patients had early hepatic artery complications, and 23 late hepatic artery complications. The most common early complications were thrombosis (66.6%) and stenosis (26.6%). The most common late complications were stenosis (56.5%) and thrombosis (26%). If we evaluate the early and late complications, the incidence of late complications was greater than that of the early complications (61% vs 39%). There was no statistically significant difference in cadaveric and living donor liver transplants for early versus late or for type of complications.

Conclusions

MDCTA is noninvasive imaging modality that accurately shows a variety of vascular complications after liver transplantation. We suggest that if we suspect any vascular complication with Doppler ultrasound, we must perform MDCTA for diagnosis. If we detect severe/moderate stenosis, the patient must undergo DSA.     

实时三维超声造影评估肝移植术后肝动脉并发症的初步探讨

目的初步探讨实时三维超声造影(RT-3D-CEUS)用于评估肝移植术后肝动脉并发症的价值。方法对2014年4月至7月在中山大学附属第三医院行肝移植的18例受者进行29例次彩色多普勒超声(彩超)、二维灰阶超声造影(2D-CEUS)和RT-3D-CEUS检查。RT-3D-CEUS的成功率并评价其图像质量及诊断肝动脉并发症情况。结果 29例次检查中,RT-3D-CEUS检查成功率93%(27/29)。RT-3D-CEUS的图像质量评分,3分14例次,2分13例次,1分2例次。采用RT 3D-CEUS诊断肝动脉狭窄6例,其中4例为RT-3D-CEUS发现,后经CTA证实;2例在检查前已经由CTA或DSA诊断肝动脉吻合口狭窄。结论 RT-3D-CEUS检查能获得直观、清晰的肝动脉图像,用于评估肝移植术后肝动脉并发症具有临床应用价值。     

多层螺旋CT血管造影术在肝动脉解剖变异分析中的应用

目的探讨16层螺旋CTA在分析肝动脉的解剖变异中的应用价值。方法分析240例肝动脉的CTA,并与DSA(26例)或手术(19例)结果进行对照。所有病例均在Toshiba Aquilion 16层螺旋CT机上进行。动脉期层厚为1mm,重建层厚为0.8 mm,螺距15,延迟时间25 s,对比剂用量为1.5 ml/kg。依据Michels分型对240例CTA进行分类,并记录CTA对不同管径动脉分支的显示率。结果正常肝动脉解剖占74.6%,变异占25.4%。45例有DSA或手术结果者,CTA的诊断符合率为95.6%。结论16层CT容积重建在显示肝动脉解剖及变异方面有较高的符合率,可应用于介入、手术以及肝移植术前的评价。     

Helical CT angiography in the preoperative evaluation of carotid artery stenosis

Purpose: To determine the utility and accuracy of helical CT angiography (CTA) in the evaluation of carotid artery stenosis. Methods: A comparison of CTA and conventional arteriogram was performed in 53 patients undergoing evaluation for carotid artery stenosis. Ninety-six carotid systems were evaluable. CTA stenosis was determined by the percent of area reduction seen on axial images through the level of greatest narrowing. MIP images were used to identify the point of maximal stenosis and to visualize overall vascular anatomy. The percent diameter stenosis was measured on conventional arteriograms using strict North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) and European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST) criteria. Results: Significant correlation was found between CTA and arteriography (NASCET method R = 0.87, ECST method R = 0.87, p < 0.001). Using NASCET >60% as an indicator for disease, CTA had a sensitivity of 87%, specificity of 90%, accuracy of 89%, negative predictive value of 88%, and positive predictive value of 89%. CTA identified plaque characteristics such as ulcerations (8), occlusion (10), fatty plaques (22), calcifications (48), and fibrosis (2). CTA underestimated 2 cases of short segment stenoses because of volume averaging, but this discrepancy was detected by duplex scan. No complications or renal dysfunction occurred with CTA; 1 patient became symptomatic during arteriography, necessitating termination of the procedure. Conclusion: CTA is a safe, non-invasive technique that precisely measures carotid artery area reduction and highly correlates to conventional arteriography. With this new technology, the current standards for carotid artery imaging may need to be reevaluated, and the precise role for helical CTA more clearly defined. (J Vasc Surg 1998;28:290-300.)     

Screening for blunt cerebrovascular injury: evaluating the accuracy of multidetector computed tomographic angiography

BACKGROUND: Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) has been widely considered the "gold standard" for diagnosing blunt cerebral vascular injury, but recent advances in multidetector computed tomographic angiography (CTA) may have led to improved accuracy compared with DSA. METHODS: A retrospective study of patients who underwent CTA and DSA for suspected blunt cerebral vascular injury was performed. Two neuroradiologists and one radiology resident, blinded to the other test, independently reviewed CTA and DSA studies. Sensitivity and specificity of CTA were determined using DSA as the gold standard. RESULTS: Thirty-two patients met the study criteria. Consensus DSA interpretation identified 17 vascular injuries in 15 patients. Among the three radiologists, the sensitivity of CTA for carotid injury ranged from 83% (10 of 12) to 92% (11 of 12), and the specificity ranged from 88% (36 of 41) to 98% (40 of 41). The sensitivity for vertebral artery injury ranged from 40% (2 of 5) to 60% (3 of 5), and the specificity ranged from 90% (35 of 39) to 97% (38 of 39). CTA sensitivity rose to 80% (four of five) in the vertebral artery when a lower diagnostic threshold was used. CONCLUSION: The sensitivity of CTA for carotid artery injury at our center was higher than in previous studies. This might be attributable to the superior quality of multidetector CTA images. Our conclusions on CTA accuracy in the vertebral artery are limited by the small number of injuries.     

彩色多普勒超声评价支架植入术治疗移植肝血管狭窄

目的探讨彩色多普勒血流显像技术（CDFI）在移植肝血管狭窄支架植入术疗效评估中的价值。方法13例肝动脉狭窄,1例门静脉狭窄,2例肝静脉狭窄。于支架植入术前、后行CDFI检查并每隔3～4个月随访复查,取多普勒参数肝内动脉血流阻力指数和加速度、门静脉吻合口管径及其两端血流速度比值、肝静脉狭窄处管径及肝静脉和下腔静脉肝下段血流频谱进行统计学分析。结果肝动脉狭窄者支架植入术后RI升高,SAT缩短,治疗前后差异有显著性意义（P〈0.05）。门静脉和肝静脉狭窄者支架植入术后狭窄段管径增宽,植入的支架呈并行相间的线样强回声,门静脉吻合口两端血流速度梯度下降,肝静脉和下腔静脉肝下段血流频谱由术前的平坦波恢复为两相或三相波。结论CDFI检查是评价移植肝血管狭窄支架植入术疗效的可靠方法。     

Endovascular stent placement in patients with hepatic artery stenoses or thromboses after liver transplant

Hepatic artery stenosis or thrombosis following liver transplant is a potentially life-threatening complication. Successful liver transplant depends on uncompromised hepatic arterial inflow. Early diagnosis and treatment of complications prolong graft survival. Interventional radiologic techniques are frequently used to treat hepatic artery complications. Twenty patients with hepatic artery stenoses (n = 11) or thromboses (n = 9) were included in this study. Eighteen of the 20 patients were successfully treated by stent placement. In 9 patients, early endovascular interventions were performed 1 to 7 days after surgery. Two patients were operated owing to the effects of dissection and bleeding from the hepatic artery. Repeat endovascular interventions were performed 10 times in 6 patients. Follow-up ranged from 5 months to 4.5 years. Nine patients with patent hepatic arteries died during follow-up owing to reasons unrelated to the hepatic artery interventions. In 3 patients, the stents became occluded at 3, 5, and 9 months after surgery but no clinical symptoms were present.     

Outpatient treatment of arterial inflow stenoses of dysfunctional hemodialysis access fistulas by retrograde venous access puncture and catheterization

OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of endovascular treatment of inflow stenoses in arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) through retrograde venous access catheterization. METHODS: We included all 22 dysfunctional AVFs with arterial inflow stenoses at access imaging between January 2002 and September 2006. Following retrograde venous access puncture, an interventional radiologist intended to cross the arteriovenous anastomosis and advance a catheter into the aortic arch. After depiction of the complete vascular access tree, angioplasty and/or stent placement was aimed for stenoses with a >50% luminal diameter reduction at digital subtraction angiography (DSA). RESULTS: In one radiocephalic AVF, a catheter could not be positioned into the aortic arch after retrograde venous access puncture. DSA depicted 28 inflow stenoses in the remaining 21 patients (11 radiocephalic AVFs and 10 brachiocephalic AVFs). Clinical improvement was obtained in 18 out of 19 patients with a technically successful intervention (<30% residual stenosis after angioplasty or stent placement). Following endovascular therapy, access flow of 12 patients with a low flow access improved from 431 +/- 150 ml/min to 818 +/- 233 ml/min, and four patients with steal symptoms became symptom free. One nonmaturing fistula could be salvaged by angioplasty, and access cannulation problems were solved in another patient following angioplasty. Brachial artery stent placement did not reduce steal symptoms in one case, whereas two patients, in whom stent placement was not thought desirable, showed a >30% residual arterial stenosis after angioplasty. No complications were observed at DSA and endovascular intervention. CONCLUSION: Retrograde venous access puncture and catheterization, as an alternative to a potentially more hazardous brachial artery or more invasive femoral artery approach, should be considered for the visualization of the arterial inflow and endovascular treatment of inflow stenoses.     

Imaging modalities for renal artery stenosis in suspected renovascular hypertension: prospective intraindividual comparison of color Doppler US, CT angiography, GD-enhanced MR angiography, and digital substraction angiography

The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Color Doppler US, CT Angiography (CTA), and GD-enhanced MR Angiography (MRA) compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for the detection of renal artery stenosis in patients with clinically suspected renovascular hypertension. Fifty-eight patients with suspected renovascular hypertension were enrolled in the study. All patients underwent Color Doppler US, CTA and GD-enhanced MRA. DSA was the gold standard method for the number of renal arteries, existence and degree of stenosis, or evidence of fibromuscular dysplasia. DSA depicted 132 renal arteries, 16 stenoses, and 4 arteries with fibromuscular dysplasia. Color Doppler US failed to detect 1 main and 14 polar arteries. CTA depicted all main renal arteries and 7/16 polar arteries, but failed to detect stenosis in two accessory vessels. Likewise, MRA did not detect stenotic accessory renal arteries, depicted 9/16 polar renal arteries, but missed two main renal arteries. All methods depicted the four main renal arteries with fibromuscular dysplasia. The overall sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive accuracy were 75%, 89.6%, 60% and 94.6%, respectively, for color Doppler US; 94%, 93%, 71%, and 99%, respectively, for CTA; and 90%, 94.1%, 75%, and 98%, respectively, for GD-enhanced MRA. CTA and GD-enhanced MRA have comparable and satisfactory results with respect to the negative predictive accuracy of the suspected renal artery stenosis. The concept of an imaging algorithm including US as screening test when appropriate and CTA or MRA as the second step-procedure is suggested. Therefore, DSA may be reserved for cases with major discrepancies or therapeutic interventions.     

Imaging Modalities for Renal Artery Stenosis in Suspected Renovascular Hypertension: Prospective Intraindividual Comparison of Color Doppler US,CT Angiography,GD-Enhanced MR Angiography,and Digital Substraction Angiography

The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Color Doppler US, CT Angiography (CTA), and GD-enhanced MR Angiography (MRA) compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for the detection of renal artery stenosis in patients with clinically suspected renovascular hypertension. Fifty-eight patients with suspected renovascular hypertension were enrolled in the study. All patients underwent Color Doppler US, CTA and GD-enhanced MRA. DSA was the gold standard method for the number of renal arteries, existence and degree of stenosis, or evidence of fibromuscular dysplasia. DSA depicted 132 renal arteries, 16 stenoses, and 4 arteries with fibromuscular dysplasia. Color Doppler US failed to detect 1 main and 14 polar arteries. CTA depicted all main renal arteries and 7/16 polar arteries, but failed to detect stenosis in two accessory vessels. Likewise, MRA did not detect stenotic accessory renal arteries, depicted 9/16 polar renal arteries, but missed two main renal arteries. All methods depicted the four main renal arteries with fibromuscular dysplasia. The overall sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive accuracy were 75%, 89.6%, 60% and 94.6%, respectively, for color Doppler US; 94%, 93%, 71%, and 99%, respectively, for CTA; and 90%, 94.1%, 75%, and 98%, respectively, for GD-enhanced MRA. CTA and GD-enhanced MRA have comparable and satisfactory results with respect to the negative predictive accuracy of the suspected renal artery stenosis. The concept of an imaging algorithm including US as screening test when appropriate and CTA or MRA as the second step-procedure is suggested. Therefore, DSA may be reserved for cases with major discrepancies or therapeutic interventions.     

Diagnosis and treatment of hepatic artery stenosis after orthotopic liver transplantation

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography (MDCTA) to detect hepatic artery (HA) stenosis after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and the efficacy of treatment using percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-two consecutive patients with OLT underwent MDCTA for evaluation of HA, followed by digital subtraction angiography (DSA) (gold standard). Source images (Ax) were processed, obtaining multiplanar reformations (MPRs), maximum intensity projections (MIPs), and volume renderings (VRs). Images were evaluated to identify the following: (1) arterial depiction (celiac axis, anastomosis, and left [LHA] and right [RHA] HA), (2) detection of stenoses, and (3) grading of stenoses. Indications for PTA were set at MDCTA and DSA, and PTA was performed when appropriate. RESULTS: MDCTA depicted the celiac axis and anastomoses in all patients; LHA and RHA were visualized in 21 of 22 patients with Ax, MPRs, and MIPs, and in 17 of 22 with VRs. All reconstruction modalities enabled correct diagnosis of celiac (n = 3) and anastomotic stenoses (n = 14). Of 6 LHA and RHA stenoses, 4 (66.7%) were visualized with Ax, MPRs, and VRs, and 5 (83.3%) were visualized with MIPs. Stenosis was overestimated in 9 (39.1%) cases with VRs and in 3 (13%) with the other modalities. PTA was performed in 8 cases, with 1 case of arterial dissection requiring re-OLT. At a median follow-up of 28 months, the primary and secondary patency rates were 71.4% (5 of 7) and 85.7% (6 of 7), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: MDCTA and accurate postprocessing enable confident depiction of the arterial anatomy and detection of stenosis after OLT. PTA is safe and allows allograft saving, at least until another suitable donor becomes available.     

原位肝移植术后血管并发症的早期诊断八例报告

目的 探讨原位肝移植术后血管并发症的监测和早期诊断,方法 回顾分析了本院53例原位肝移植术后血管并发症的监测和诊断方法,包括术后连续动态彩色多普勒超声检查、选择性血管造影及相关的临床特征观察,结果 本组15%（8/53）的患者出现了血管并发症;肝动脉血栓形成3例,肝动脉狭窄2例,腹腔动脉狭窄1例,下腔静脉狭窄2例（其中1例经尸体检查证实）,其余7例经选择性血管造影证实,彩色多普勒超声诊断血管并发症的灵敏度和特异度分别为100%（8/8）和98%（45/46）。结论 肝移植术后血管并发症的临床表现缺乏特异性,连续动态的彩色多普勒超声检查是监测和诊断血管并发症敏感且特异的方法,术后监测时间不应少于2个月,在临床表现与彩色多普勒超声出现血管并发症的可疑征象时,应及时行血管造影检查进一步明确诊断。     

多层螺旋CT血管成像诊断脑动脉瘤:与DSA对比研究

目的 探讨16层螺旋CT容积再现脑血管成像技术对脑动脉瘤的诊断价值。方法 对23例临床怀疑脑动脉瘤患者（其中蛛网膜下腔出血者20例）的16层螺旋CT三维血管后处理图像、DsA图像进行回顾性对比研究。CT后重建技术分别采用小视野容积再现技术（shutter volume rendering）、最大密度投影法（M1P）和多曲面重建（MPR），所有CT图像及DSA脑血管造影图像均由两位放射科医生和两位脑外科医生进行双盲法分析评价。结果 16层螺旋CT脑血管成像共检出动脉瘤25个，其中3例为多发性，1例CT血管成像（CTA）结果为阴性，阳性率95．7％（22／23），与DSA比较符合率95．7％（22／23）；16层CTA发现动脉瘤的敏感性为100％（24／24），特异性为100％（1／1），准确性为96．2％（25／26）。CTA对显示瘤体、瘤颈、载瘤动脉与周围血管关系与DSA相比更清晰、确切，并能显示病灶与颅骨结构间的关系，立体感强。结论 16层螺旋CT脑血管成像对脑动脉瘤具有极高的诊断价值，相对无创是诊断脑动脉瘤的最佳影像检查方法，有望替代DSA。     

BILIARY COMPLICATIONS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANT: THE VICTORIAN EXPERIENCE

Background: Biliary complications remain a continuing problem in liver transplantation. The goals of this study were to document the frequency of biliary complications following orthotopic liver transplantation in the Victorian programme. and to examine associations with suspected risk factors with reference to biliary stenosis. Methods: Data were collected from 129 consecutive transplants in 123 patients (106 adults, 17 children) at the Austin Hospital, Melbourne during the period 1988–94. The 2 year actuarial survival was 88%. Biliary reconstruction was by end-to-end anastomosis in 89 patients and Roux-en-Y in 40. Complications were suspected on clinical, biochemical or microbiological evidence. Biliary stenoses were considered to be radiological evidence of duct narrowing. Results: Biliary complications occurred in 19% and biliary stenosis in 8.5%. Of the stenoses, 1/35 occurred in the first 20 month period, 9/47 in the second and 1/47 in the third. There was a significant difference between the middle period and other periods (P < 0.05, Chi-square test). This change may be related to incomplete flushing of bile from the donor liver. Recurrence of the original disease was suspected for one stenosis. The length of the donor bile duct from hilum to anastomosis, cold ischaemia time and total hepatic artery flow at transplant did not relate to stenosis. Cholangitis was not diagnosed in patients without strictures. Strictures were managed by dilatation (5/11) and by operative repair (6). Conclusions: Stenoses were not related to the length of the donor bile duct, cold ischaemia time or total hepatic artery flow. Meticulous adherence to the protocol for flushing out bile at the donor operation was associated with a significant reduction in frequency of biliary stenoses.     

Vascular mapping of head and neck: computed tomography angiography versus digital subtraction angiography.

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to compare multislice computed tomography angiography (MSCTA) to digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for vascular mapping of the head and neck. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In 50 patients who were scheduled for microvascular reconstruction of the mandible with osteomyocutaneous flaps, MSCTA was carried out before surgery. DSA served as the method of reference. Selective common carotid angiograms were acquired in 2 projections for both sides of the neck. A 64-slice spiral computed tomography (CT) was carried out with a dual-phase protocol, using the arterial phase images for 3-dimensional CTA reconstruction. Volume rendering was used to visualize MSCTA data. RESULTS: No adverse reactions or complications occurred during or after the procedures. All CT angiograms were of diagnostic quality. No statistically significant differences between MSCTA and DSA were found for the detection of branches of the external carotid artery that are relevant host vessels for microsurgery neither in the group of 26 patients who had not had surgical treatment before (P = .687), nor in the group of 24 patients who were affected by either a tumor recurrence or an infected osteoradionecrosis (P = .508). CONCLUSION: MSCTA proved to be a reliable alternative to DSA in vascular mapping for planning of microvascular reconstruction of the mandible.     

Renal artery stenosis after renal transplantation

Stenosis of the transplant renal artery was discovered in 113 of 971 (11.6%) renal transplantation patients between three months and five years after transplantation. Diagnosis was reached by angiography performed because of hypertension, with or without impaired renal function. The stenosis was repaired in 63 patients with cure or improvement of hypertension in 35, and improvement of renal function in 12 of 23 patients with impaired renal function. The different types of stenosis were: recipient renal artery stenosis, suture line stenosis, donor artery stenosis (the most common), and multiple stenoses. The causes implicated were: recipient atheroma, faulty suture technique, hemodynamic disorders, trauma, and immunologic mechanisms. As the incidence of this complication is underestimated, routine angiography in all transplant recipients is suggested.     

107例同种原位肝移植肝动脉重建的体会

目的探讨肝脏移植手术中肝动脉重建技术的要点和影响肝动脉重建结果的因素。方法回顾性总结 10 7例肝脏移植患者的临床资料 ,分析肝脏移植手术中可能影响肝动脉重建的因素 ,以及肝动脉重建的技术要点。结果肝脏移植术中肝动脉重建与外科手术方式相关。供肝动脉的完整性、供体受体动脉的重建方式以及显微外科技术的应用是影响肝动脉重建结果的重要因素。结论供肝动脉的质量、动脉的重建方式和显微外科技术的应用是肝动脉重建的关键。     

脑动脉硬化患者合并椎动脉异常的临床筛查探讨

目的:探讨以椎动脉数字减影血管造影(DSA)为参照标准,椎动脉超声、经颅多普勒(TCD)、磁共振动脉造影(MRA)、计算机体层动脉造影(CTA)对脑动脉硬化患者合并椎动脉异常的临床筛查、诊断价值。方法:对2006年1月至2010年9月收治的186例脑动脉硬化患者进行回顾性分析,男133例,女53例;年龄30～84岁,平均63.8岁。186例全部行DSA椎动脉造影,172例行椎动脉超声和TCD,53例行MRA,25例行CTA,以DSA椎动脉造影阳性为病例组,阴性为对照组,分别计算4种检查方法的灵敏度、特异度和一致率。结果:DSA、椎动脉超声、TCD、MRA、CTA检查发现椎动脉异常率分别为50.00%(93/186)、30.81%(53/172)、49.42%(85/172)、15.10%(8/53)、40.00%(10/25)。以DSA椎动脉造影为参照标准,超声检查的灵敏度50.57%,特异度89.41%,一致率69.77%;TCD的灵敏度68.48%,特异度72.50%,一致率70.35%;MRA的灵敏度21.43%,特异度92.00%,一致率54.72%;CTA的灵敏度63.64%,特异度78.57%,一致率72.00%。结论:椎动脉超声、TCD、MRA、CTA4种方法根据患者综合情况,合理、联合应用,有助于全面客观地诊断伴有动脉硬化患者的椎动脉异常。对明确有脑血管疾病的患者进行潜在的颈椎手法推拿,需引起高度警惕,可能会出现椎动脉损伤而造成并发症。