Nontumorous attenuation differences on computed tomographic portography.

Nineteen patients with suspected hepatic neoplasms underwent dynamic computed tomography (CT) and computed tomographic porotography (CTP) in a preoperative setting. Nontumorous attenuation differences in the liver were observed in 8 patients (42%) with CTP and in 2 patients (10.5%) with dynamic CT (p less than 0.

Treatment of renal graft artery stenosis. Comparison between surgical bypass and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.

In order to compare saphenous bypass (SB) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) as treatment of renal graft artery stenosis (GAS), we have reviewed the results of both procedures in 33 patients treated consecutively by either SB (n = 16) or PTA (n = 17). All patients had become hypertensive within the first year after transplantation despite triple hypotensive drug therapy. SB was performed 17 (range 3-55) and PTA 19 (range 2-96) months after transplantation.

Hepatic heterogeneity on CT in Budd-Chiari syndrome: correlation with regional disturbances in portal flow.

A comparative study of the imaging findings of computed tomography (CT), selective arteriography, CT arteriography, and/or CT portography is presented in 4 patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome. Hepatic differences in attenuation and morphologic changes were generally found to be closely related with regional disturbances in portal flow. Areas with complete hepatic vein obstruction were hypodense on pre- and postcontrast scans, probably due to portal flow inversion.