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- Title
Evaluation of entire gastric fundic and esophageal varices secondary to posthepatitic cirrhosis: portal venography using 64-row MDCT.
- Authors
Tian-wu Chen; Zhi-gang Yang; Xiao Li; Qi-ling Wang; Ling-ling Qian; Rui-rong Wang; Chen, Tian-Wu; Yang, Zhi-Gang; Li, Xiao; Wang, Qi-Ling; Qian, Ling-Ling; Wang, Rui-Rong
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>There are no reports regarding entire gastric fundic and esophageal varices evaluated with 64-row multidetector CT (MDCT). We attempt to clarify the feasibility of portal venography with this scanner in evaluation of these varices. <bold>Methods: </bold>A total of 33 patients, with clinically confirmed gastric fundic and esophageal varices secondary to posthepatitic cirrhosis, underwent thoracicoabdominal triphasic enhancement scans using 64-row MDCT along with conventional angiographic portography. CT portography and conventional portography were compared by statistical agreement to determine whether CT maximum intensity projection (CT-MIP) portography is useful in evaluation of entire gastric fundic and esophageal varices. <bold>Results: </bold>CT-MIP portography demonstrated gastric fundic and esophageal varices, and the inflowing and outflowing vessels of the varices. Gastric fundic varices were shown in 32 cases (97.0%), and esophageal varices were in 27 (81.8%). The inflowing vessels including the left gastric vein and posterior gastric vein/short gastric vein were illustrated in 31 (94.0%) and 17 (51.5%) cases, respectively. The outflowing vessels including the azygos vein, hemiazygos vein, and gastro-renal shunts were seen in 30 (90.9%), 8 (24.2%), and 12 (36.4%) cases, respectively. Findings of CT-MIP portography and conventional angiographic portography were in close agreement (Kappa value ranged from 0.621 to 1.000). <bold>Conclusion: </bold>CT-MIP venography with 64-row MDCT could be considered as a method for detecting entire gastric fundic and esophageal varices developed from posthepatitic cirrhosis.
- Subjects
VENOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL varices; CIRRHOSIS of the liver; PATIENTS; ANGIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Abdominal Imaging, 2010, Vol 35, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0942-8925
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00261-009-9506-y