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What is the size range of the IVC?

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Variable 1.5 - 2 cm (never exceed 2.5)

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How many layers comprise the IVC?

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Three

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Is the IVC intra or retroperitoneal?

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Retroperitoneal

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Where is the IVC positioned?

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Anterior to the spine, right lateral to the aorta

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What are findings of thrombus in IVC?

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IVC enlargement, absence of flow, material noted within lumen

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Why is acute thrombus often overlooked?

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It may be anechoic (acute thrombus is hypoechoic/chronic thrombus is hyperechoic)

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What is an IVC filter used?

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To trap emboli that could be traveling upstream

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How is the IVC filter evaluated?

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Proper placement and to assess for complications such as IVC perforation and to prevent PE

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How does an umbrella filter appear?

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Hyperechoic

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How does a tumor thrombus (i.e. renal cell carcinoma) appear?

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Aggressive mass invading the renal vein and IVC

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How does the intrahepatic IVC appear with cardiac failure?

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5.5 cm dilatation or more

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What could be confused with thrombus in IVC?

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Slow, sluggish blood flow

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What is an anotomical variation of the IVC?

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Double vena cava

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What is portal vein thrombosis and where is it seen?

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A developed clot within portal vein seen in HCC, portal hypertension, pancreatitis and pregnancy

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What occurs with partial thrombosis?

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There is flow within the vein

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Besides Hep B / C and cirrhosis (including primary biliary), what are indications for a liver transplant?

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Budd-chiari, acute liver failure, chronic active autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary benign/malignant neoplasms

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What conditions of liver are used for transplants?

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Cadaveric allograft (including lobar transplant) and living related donor (also lobar)

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What types of anastomoses are there in liver transplantation?

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Suprahepatic, infrahepatic vena cava, hepatic artery and portal vein (as well as biliary anastomosis)

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What must liver donors have done in addition to explantation?

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Have a cholecystectomy

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What is OLTX and LDLT(X)?

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Orthotopic liver transplantation (cadaveric)

Living Donor Liver transplantation

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What is the advantage of OLTX?

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It doesn’t involve much anastomoses

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Which portion of the liver is usually taken for grafting?

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Right lobe

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After you estimate liver and spleen size, what checklist must be done (pre-liver transplant)?

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Patency of IVC, portal vein (length/dia of extrahepatic portion), anatomical variation of HA, collaterals portal to systemic, any hepatic mass or ascites quantity

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What does ultrasound show in a recipient’s liver parenchyma with cirrhosis changes?

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Nodular contours, parenchymal inhomogeneity, right-lobe atrophy, and hypertrophy of lateral segment/caudate lobe

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What does cirrhosis cause?
Narrowing of the hepatic veins and loss of the normal phasic waveform, caudate lobe can enlarge and surround IVC
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How does blood flow show on a normal liver transplant?
Brisk systolic upstroke and continuous diastolic flow during spectral doppler evaluation
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What does spectral doppler show on a normal liver transplant?
Continuous, mildly undulating hepatopedal flow and hepatic veins show hepatofugal flow (RI range from 0.5-0.7)
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What is post-op evaluation of liver parenchyma?
Parenchymal echogenicity
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What is post-op evaluation of liver perihepatic spaces?
Ascites, hemorrhage and fluid collections
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What is post-op evaluation of liver biliary system?
Ductal dilation and intraluminal filling defects
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What is post-op evaluation of liver vasculature?
Hepatic A/V's, portal vein, IVC patency, arterial/venous waveforms and RI's, anastomoses (focal color aliasing/elevated velocities)
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What are 2 complications in LDLT?
Acute rejection and vascular complications
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What is the range of LDLT acute liver rejection and how does it compare cadaveric?
17% - 40% and is lower (unknown)
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What are U/S findings of coarsed, heterogeneous parenchyma found in the first stages of liver transplant?
Recurrent cirrhosis, ischemia and necrosis
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What are U/S findings of focal lesion in the first stages of liver transplant?
Neoplasm, infarct, abscess, and ductal abnormality
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What are U/S findings of elevated resistive indices in the first stages of liver transplant?
Extrinsic compression, parenchymal disease, and venous outflow obstruction
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What are U/S findings of decreased resistive indices in the first stages of liver transplant?
Hepatic artery stenosis, advanced aortoiliac atherosclerosis, median arcuate ligament compression
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What are U/S findings of hepatic venous phasicity loss in the first stages of liver transplant?
Advanced parenchymal disease, rejection, and caval anastomotic stenosis
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What are vascular complications of LDLT and what percentage does it make up?
Thrombosis, stenosis of the hepatic artery/veins, portal veins, and pseudoaneurysms making up 9% of liver transplants (most common)
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Which group of people are more likely to have vascular problems in LDLT?
Pediatric (small size of vessels)
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What is the most common vascular complication of liver transplantation?
Hepatic artery thrombosis
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What are complications in LDLT?
Acute rejection, vascular complications and biliary complications
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What is the most common vascular complication of liver transplantation?
Hepatic artery thrombosis (requiring revascularisation/retransplantation)
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What are U/S findings of hepatic artery inflow compromise?
Intrahepatic tardus parvus (slow upstroke/low-res flow
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What are findings of significant stenosis?
A focal high velocity jet in the hepatic artery in excess of 200 cm/s or greater than 3X the velocity in prestenotic HA
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What does spectral show with hepatic artery stenosis?
A delayed systolic upstroke and rounding of the systolic peak consistent w/tardus-parvus due to anastomotic stenosis in the HA
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What will show with HA pseudoaneurysm post biopsy?
Color flow will show a marginated, round lesion with internal flow consistent with a pseudoaneurysm
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When do portal vein abnormalities occur in LDLT?
1% to 3% and are uncommon
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What is a portal vein LDLT abnormality and how does is appear?
Acute portal vein thrombus which appears moderately hypoechoic or isoechoic w/absence of Doppler signal (diffuse low velocity/focal elevated velocities @ anastomosis are signs of portal vein stenosis)
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How can color flow appear in the portal vein following the liver transplant?
Swirling due to helical flow and can indicate the vessels kinking or significant vessels size mismatch
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What percentage of liver transplants have biliary complications?
24% with a significant cause of post-transplant morbidity and mortality
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What type of liver transplant are more common with biliary complications?
LDLT including bile leaks, strictures, calculi or sludge, dysfunction of the sphincter of Oddi
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What kinds of collections can occur after LDLT?
Perihepatic fluid collections and abscesses
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How do intra-hepatic conditions appear on U/S?
Cystic/solid masses without internal vascularity (may represent seromas, hematomas or infarction)
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What indicates a hematoma?
Complex lesions w/mass effect on surrounding structures (U/S detects collections and can guide drainage)
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What type of post-transplant malignancies can occur?
4% - 5% develop malignant tumors with increased incidence of lymphoma (mostly non-Hodgkin's) and recurrent HCC

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