A New Approach to Ultrasound Study of the Left Adrenal Lodge.

Ultrasound examination of the left adrenal gland is generally associated with relatively low sensitivity and specificity. It is strongly influenced by the operator’s experience, patient characteristics, and the type of equipment available. In particular, the left adrenal gland remains a structure that is diffcult to investigate, even for experts.

Standardized Duplex Ultrasound-Based Protocol for Early Diagnosis of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis: Results of a Single-Institution Retrospective Cohort Study.

Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is the most frequent vascular complication after kidney transplantation (KT) and has been associated with potentially reversible refractory hypertension, graft dysfunction, and reduced patient survival. The aim of the study is to describe the outcomes of a standardized Duplex Ultrasound- (DU-) based screening protocol for early diagnosis of TRAS and for selection of patients potentially requiring endovascular intervention. We retrospectively reviewed our prospectively collected database of KT from January 1998 to select patients diagnosed with TRAS.