Doppler waveform pattern changes in a patient with primary Budd-Chiari syndrome before and after angioplasty. Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] Journal article | | Title | Doppler waveform pattern changes in a patient with primary Budd-Chiari syndrome before and after angioplasty. | | Author(s) | Hirooka K, Hirooka M, Kisaka Y, Uehara T, Hiasa Y, Michitaka K, Onji M | | Institution | Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan. | | Source | Intern Med 2008; 47(2):91-5. | | Abstract | A 34-year-old woman was admitted for treatment of esophageal varices. Seven years earlier, she had been diagnosed with Budd-Chiari syndrome, and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for right hepatic vein (RHV) stenosis was done. On admission, Doppler sonography showed a flat waveform in the RHV. RHV re-stenosis was confirmed on X-ray sonography. After PTA, the stenosis improved. Heterogeneous liver enhancement on enhanced computed tomography became homogeneous, her esophageal varices became inconspicuous, and the flat Doppler waveform pattern changed to a triphasic pattern. Doppler sonography was very useful for evaluating the effect of angioplasty and to diagnose re-stenosis. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18195497 |
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