Adrenal hemorrhage after orthotopic liver transplantation: MR appearance |
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Authors: | Rupert W. Prokesch Wolfgang Schima Gabriela Berlakovich Johannes Zacherl |
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Affiliation: | Present address: Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Lucas MRS Center, 1201 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305-5488, USA. rupert.prokesch@stanford.edu |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to describe the MR imaging findings of right adrenal hemorrhage after orthotopic liver transplantation. Twenty-seven orthotopic liver transplantation patients underwent MR studies of the liver and/or biliary system. Patients were referred to MR examination because of suspected biliary complications ( n=22) or for evaluation of mass lesions ( n=5). The standard MR protocol included T1-weighted spin-echo (SE) or gradient-recalled echo (GRE) images and T2-weighted turbo SE (TSE) images with fat suppression. In addition, cholangiography pulse sequences and/or contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images were obtained according to specific indications. In 2 patients a right adrenal mass was detected at MR imaging. Three to 4 weeks after transplantation, the lesions were markedly hyperintense on T2-weighted images and showed a hypointense capsule. Follow-up MR examinations revealed a slight decrease in size and a change in morphology. Computed tomography examinations of these 2 patients, obtained 10 weeks after transplantation, showed resolution of the hemorrhage and transformation into a cystic lesion in one case and a complete resolution of the hemorrhage and a normal right adrenal gland in the other case. Adrenal hemorrhage after liver transplantation shows typical MR features and should not be mistaken for an adrenal tumor or a postoperative abscess. |
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Keywords: | Adrenal hemorrhage MR imaging Orthotopic Liver Transplantation |
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