background: the celiac axis, superior mesenteric artery (sma), and hepatic artery are the most important branches of abdominal aorta due to their vascularization field. the aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of different anatomical variation of celiac axis, sma, hepatic artery, and its branches with multidetector computed tomography (mdct) angiography of upper abdomen arteries. mat...

BACKGROUND Alcoholic hepatitis is associated with altered hepatic artery hemodynamics. Maddrey's discriminant function (MDF) can identify patients with poor prognosis (DF >32). We studied hepatic artery hemodynamic parameters of hepatic artery diameter (HAD), resistive index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) in severe acute alcoholic hepatitis (SAAH) and for the presence of correlation of paramet...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION To examine the association between liver histological features and organ-specific insulin resistance indices calculated from 75-g oral glucose tolerance test data in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Liver biopsy specimens were obtained from 72 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and were scored for steatosis, grade and stage...

Nitrates have been shown to decrease portal pressure in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension and this has been attributed to decreased portal venous resistance. We studied the effect and mechanism of action of oral administration of isosorbide-5-mononitrate (Is-5-Mn) (20 mg), which, unlike the dinitrate, does not require hepatic biotransformation to a vasoactive metabolite on portal and ...

Objective: We report a rare but serious case of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: An 11-yearold child with a history of hepatic trauma 6 months before was admitted for hematemesis and melena. Repeat ultrasound examination showed a 3.6 ! 2.8 cm anechoic area with clear border in the right hepatic lobe. Selective angiogra...

OBJECTIVE We report a rare but serious case of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION An 11-year-old child with a history of hepatic trauma 6 months before was admitted for hematemesis and melena. Repeat ultrasound examination showed a 3.6 × 2.8 cm anechoic area with clear border in the right hepatic lobe. Selective angiogr...

Objective: We report a rare but serious case of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: An 11-yearold child with a history of hepatic trauma 6 months before was admitted for hematemesis and melena. Repeat ultrasound examination showed a 3.6 ! 2.8 cm anechoic area with clear border in the right hepatic lobe. Selective angiogra...

BACKGROUND Biliary cast syndrome (BCS) was a postoperative complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), and the reason for BSC was considered to relate with ischemic type biliary lesions. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between BCS following OLT and the hepatic artery resistance index (HARI), and to observe pathological changes and morphology of biliary casts. METHODS...