Sonographic diagnosis and outcome of hepatic artery thrombosis after orthotopic liver transplantation in adults.

Objective: The objective of our study was to determine the timing and frequency of symptomatic hepatic artery thrombosis in an adult orthotopic liver transplant population, the sensitivity of Doppler sonography for this diagnosis, and the clinical and sonography outcomes in this population.

Materials And Methods: The subjects included all adult recipients with orthotopic liver transplants during a 10.5-year period.