Using ultrasonography to monitor liver blood flow for liver transplant from donors supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used to support brain-dead donors for liver procurement. This study investigated the potential role of ultrasonographic monitoring of hepatic perfusion as an aid to improve the viability of liver transplants obtained from brain-dead donors who are supported on ECMO. A total of 40 brain-dead patients maintained on ECMO served as the study population.

Evaluation of Tubal Patency with Transvaginal Three-dimensional Hysterosalpingo-contrast Sonography.

Objective: To investigate diagnostic efficacy of transvaginal three-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (3D-HyCoSy) in assessing tubal patency with chromolaporoscopy.

Methods: A total of 157 infertile women underwent 3D-HyCoSy to evaluate tubal patency. Among these patients, 39 patients were also examined by chromolaporoscopy.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound diagnosis of splenic artery steal syndrome after orthotopic liver transplantation.

The aim of this study was to investigate the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the detection of splenic artery steal syndrome (SASS) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Two hundred forty-seven patients underwent OLT. Blood tests and color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) were performed at various time points after the operation.