|
|
Article: Reports from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Medical Department advance knowledge in biomedicine.(Report)
- Article from:
- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- November 19, 2009
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
According to recent research from Shanghai, People's Republic of China, "Hepatic hemodynamic changes in grafts after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) are complicated. In this study, computed tomography (CT) perfusion parameter values, especially portal vein perfusion (PVP), was retrospectively analyzed in recipients both with and without small-for-size syndrome (SFSS)."
"PVP was significantly higher in non-SFSS recipients on post-operative day (POD) 14 or 28 than in normal donors before donation (p
The researchers concluded: "We successfully evaluated normal hemodynamic changes in grafts without SFSS by CT perfusion examination. To our knowledge, this ...