Abdominal ImagingPub Date : 2015-08-01DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0320-9
Zhu Wang, He Zhao, Xiaoze Wang, Hailong Zhang, Mingshan Jiang, Jiaywei Tsauo, Xuefeng Luo, Li Yang, Xiao Li
{"title":"Clinical outcome comparison between TIPS and EBL in patients with cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis.","authors":"Zhu Wang, He Zhao, Xiaoze Wang, Hailong Zhang, Mingshan Jiang, Jiaywei Tsauo, Xuefeng Luo, Li Yang, Xiao Li","doi":"10.1007/s00261-014-0320-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-014-0320-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and endoscopic band ligation (EBL) in patients with cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis (PVT). We retrospectively reviewed the January to September 2010 data from our database and included 25 patients with cirrhosis and PVT who underwent successful TIPS creation. We selected another 25 patients who underwent EBL matching for age, sex, and Child-Pugh-Turcotte class. The outcome measures included changes in the PVT status before and after the treatments, the rebleeding rate, and the overall survival. The mean follow-up was 25.1 ± 8.7 months in the EBL group and 25.6 ± 8.5 months in the TIPS group (P = 0.85). After treatments, the PVT severity improved in 40% and worsened in 25% of patients who did not undergo TIPS, compared with 87% and none of the patients who underwent TIPS (P < 0.001). Previous splenectomy (OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.02-0.76, P = 0.024) and patency status of TIPS (OR 20.8, 95% CI 3.0-141.8, P = 0.002) were the independent factors associated with PVT disappearance. The 1- and 2-year rebleeding rates were, respectively, 44.6% and 59.0% in the EBL group, and 12.5% and 25.2% in the TIPS group (P = 0.002). The 1- and 2-year survival rates were, respectively, 95.7% and 85.2% in the EBL group, and 96% and 78.7% in the TIPS group (P = 0.203). The MELD score was the only independent predictive factor for survival (HR 1.73, 95% CI 1.27-2.37, P = 0.001). Compared with EBL, TIPS contributed to PVT improvement and reduced the risk of rebleeding without providing a survival benefit for patients with PVT.</p>","PeriodicalId":7014,"journal":{"name":"Abdominal Imaging","volume":"40 6","pages":"1813-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00261-014-0320-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32905125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdominal ImagingPub Date : 2015-08-01DOI: 10.1007/s00261-015-0356-5
Selim Reha Butros, Colin James McCarthy, Ali Devrim Karaosmanoğlu, Anuradha S Shenoy-Bhangle, Ronald S Arellano
{"title":"Feasibility and effectiveness of image-guided percutaneous biopsy of the urinary bladder.","authors":"Selim Reha Butros, Colin James McCarthy, Ali Devrim Karaosmanoğlu, Anuradha S Shenoy-Bhangle, Ronald S Arellano","doi":"10.1007/s00261-015-0356-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0356-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the indications, technique, results, and complications of image-guided percutaneous biopsy of the urinary bladder.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study included 15 patients (10 male, 5 female) who underwent image-guided percutaneous biopsy of the urinary bladder between January 1999 and December 2013. The medical records, imaging studies, procedural details, and long-term follow-up of each patient were reviewed in detail to assess the feasibility of percutaneous bladder biopsy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten patients had focal bladder masses and 5 patients had asymmetric or diffuse bladder wall thickening. Eleven patients had either negative or unsatisfactory cystoscopies prior to the biopsy. Percutaneous biopsies were performed under computed tomography guidance in 12 patients and ultrasound in 3 patients. All procedures were technically successful and there were no procedural complications. Malignancy was confirmed in 8 patients, among whom 6 had transitional cell carcinoma, 1 cervical cancer, and 1 prostate cancer metastasis. Seven patients had a benign diagnosis, including 3 that were later confirmed by pathology following surgery and 2 patients with a false-negative result. The overall sensitivity was 80% and accuracy was 87%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Image-guided percutaneous biopsy of the urinary bladder is a safe and technically feasible procedure with a high sensitivity and accuracy rate. Although image-guided bladder biopsy is an uncommon procedure, it should be considered in selected cases when more traditional methods of tissue sampling are either not possible or fail to identify abnormalities detected by cross-sectional imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":7014,"journal":{"name":"Abdominal Imaging","volume":"40 6","pages":"1838-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00261-015-0356-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33219254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdominal ImagingPub Date : 2015-08-01DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0304-9
Monica J Wood, Sree Harsha Tirumani, Christopher Sweeney, Nikhil H Ramaiya, Stephanie A Howard
{"title":"Approach to risk stratification in testicular germ cell tumors: a primer for radiologists.","authors":"Monica J Wood, Sree Harsha Tirumani, Christopher Sweeney, Nikhil H Ramaiya, Stephanie A Howard","doi":"10.1007/s00261-014-0304-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-014-0304-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oncologists increasingly exploit differences in testicular germ cell tumors to deliver more personalized treatment. Imaging is essential in this process, aiding in the selection of risk-stratified management strategies. Consideration of relevant prognostic factors strengthens image interpretation, allowing for a more nuanced radiographic evaluation. This paper uses a clinically focused, stage-by-stage approach to delineate the risk factors for relapse and metastasis that radiologists should consider during staging, response assessment, and surveillance. </p>","PeriodicalId":7014,"journal":{"name":"Abdominal Imaging","volume":"40 6","pages":"1871-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00261-014-0304-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32846977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdominal ImagingPub Date : 2015-08-01DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0338-z
Amir A Borhani, Anil K Dasyam, Georgios Papachristou, Alessandro Furlan, Omar Almusa, Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Guilherme Costa, Adam Slivka, Kyongtae T Bae
{"title":"Radiologic features of pancreatic and biliary complications following composite visceral transplantation.","authors":"Amir A Borhani, Anil K Dasyam, Georgios Papachristou, Alessandro Furlan, Omar Almusa, Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Guilherme Costa, Adam Slivka, Kyongtae T Bae","doi":"10.1007/s00261-014-0338-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-014-0338-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Small bowel transplantation is a surgical technique reserved for patients with end-stage intestinal failure. Despite its inherent technical difficulties, it has emerged as the standard of care for these patients. This article reviews the background and different surgical techniques for this procedure and then fully describes the spectrum of imaging findings of pancreatic and biliary complications, which have a prevalence of up to 17%, after this procedure based on 23-year single-center experience. The pancreaticobiliary complications encountered in our experience and discussed in this article include: ampullary stenosis, biliary cast, choledocholithiasis, bile leak, recurrent cholangitis, acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic duct fistula. Familiarity with the broad spectrum of PB complications and their variable manifestations will help radiologists to accurately diagnose these complications which have relatively high morbidity and mortality in these immune-compromised patients. </p>","PeriodicalId":7014,"journal":{"name":"Abdominal Imaging","volume":"40 6","pages":"1961-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00261-014-0338-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32943385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdominal ImagingPub Date : 2015-08-01DOI: 10.1007/s00261-015-0415-y
Peter Bannas, Joshua Bakke, James L Patrick, Perry J Pickhardt
{"title":"Erratum to: automated volumetric analysis for comparison of oral sulfate solution (SUPREP) with established cathartic agents at CT colonography.","authors":"Peter Bannas, Joshua Bakke, James L Patrick, Perry J Pickhardt","doi":"10.1007/s00261-015-0415-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0415-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7014,"journal":{"name":"Abdominal Imaging","volume":"40 6","pages":"2066"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00261-015-0415-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33256098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdominal ImagingPub Date : 2015-08-01DOI: 10.1007/s00261-015-0348-5
Mittul Gulati, Kevin G King, Inderbir S Gill, Vivian Pham, Edward Grant, Vinay A Duddalwar
{"title":"Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of cystic and solid renal lesions: a review.","authors":"Mittul Gulati, Kevin G King, Inderbir S Gill, Vivian Pham, Edward Grant, Vinay A Duddalwar","doi":"10.1007/s00261-015-0348-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0348-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Incidentally detected renal lesions have traditionally undergone imaging characterization by contrast-enhanced computer tomography (CECT) or magnetic resonance imaging. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of renal lesions is a relatively novel, but increasingly utilized, diagnostic modality. CEUS has advantages over CECT and MRI including unmatched temporal resolution due to continuous real-time imaging, lack of nephrotoxicity, and potential cost savings. CEUS has been most thoroughly evaluated in workup of complex cystic renal lesions, where it has been proposed as a replacement for CECT. Using CEUS to differentiate benign from malignant solid renal lesions has also been studied, but has proven difficult due to overlapping imaging features. Monitoring minimally invasive treatments of renal masses is an emerging application of CEUS. An additional promising area is quantitative analysis of renal masses using CEUS. This review discusses the scientific literature on renal CEUS, with an emphasis on imaging features differentiating various cystic and solid renal lesions. </p>","PeriodicalId":7014,"journal":{"name":"Abdominal Imaging","volume":"40 6","pages":"1982-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00261-015-0348-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32976473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdominal ImagingPub Date : 2015-08-01DOI: 10.1007/s00261-015-0366-3
Eric K Rinker, Todd R Williams, Daniel T Myers
{"title":"CSF shunt complications: what the abdominal imager needs to know.","authors":"Eric K Rinker, Todd R Williams, Daniel T Myers","doi":"10.1007/s00261-015-0366-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0366-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting has been a mainstay in the treatment of hydrocephalus for many decades. With a reported 33,000 shunt placement procedures performed in the US annually, and a lifetime revision rate approaching 50%, abdominal radiologists must be familiar with the typical imaging appearance of an array of shunt complications. Complications related to the peritoneal portion of the shunt have been reported in up to 25% of patients. We present a comprehensive pictorial essay including computed tomography, conventional radiography, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine examples illustrating abdominal complications related to CSF shunting and a review of the current literature. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to provide multimodality imaging examples of CSF shunt complications and familiarize the abdominal imager with the spectrum of findings. </p>","PeriodicalId":7014,"journal":{"name":"Abdominal Imaging","volume":"40 6","pages":"2030-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00261-015-0366-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33029507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdominal ImagingPub Date : 2015-08-01DOI: 10.1007/s00261-015-0376-1
Alexandra S McKenzie, Raymond B Dyer
{"title":"The \"fishnet\" appearance.","authors":"Alexandra S McKenzie, Raymond B Dyer","doi":"10.1007/s00261-015-0376-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0376-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7014,"journal":{"name":"Abdominal Imaging","volume":"40 6","pages":"2058-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00261-015-0376-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33199422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdominal ImagingPub Date : 2015-08-01DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0317-4
C Rousseau, M Ronot, E Sibileau, I Boulay-Coletta, M Lewin, V Duchatelle, V Vilgrain, M Zins
{"title":"Central element in liver masses, helpful, or pitfall?","authors":"C Rousseau, M Ronot, E Sibileau, I Boulay-Coletta, M Lewin, V Duchatelle, V Vilgrain, M Zins","doi":"10.1007/s00261-014-0317-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-014-0317-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A central element was first described in focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) as a so-called \"central scar,\" and is normally associated with this entity. However, many other liver masses may present with a central element. Depending on its appearance, and the lesion itself, central elements can be essential, helpful, or confusing for diagnosis. Indeed, nodules that develop on liver vascular disorders, fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, large hemangioma, peripheral cholangiocarcinoma, or epithelioid hemangioenthelioma often present with a central element, thus increasing the level of diagnostic confidence when present. On the other hand, central elements are rare or atypical in liver metastases, hepatocellular adenoma, or hepatocellular carcinoma. In this setting, the presence of a central element can lead to a misdiagnosis. The description and details of the imaging features of these different central elements, especially on MRI, as well as a thorough evaluation of the entire lesion, can improve the diagnostic performance in these cases. </p>","PeriodicalId":7014,"journal":{"name":"Abdominal Imaging","volume":"40 6","pages":"1904-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00261-014-0317-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32926777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}