Splenic artery syndrome (SAS) is described as a decrease in hepatic artery (HA) flow associated with increased flow in the splenic artery (SA). The present study aim was to identify predictive factors of SAS. A retrospective study was conducted in 70 patients, undergoing liver transplantation (LT) between 03/2010 until 08/2016. The case group (n=27) corresponded to the patients who developed SAS and the control...
Abstract Due to constant innovations in radiological and surgical techniques, more accurate results are expected in the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures related to hepatic pathology. The aim of this work was to demonstrate the normal hepatic vascular and biliary anatomy using cadaveric livers and CT scans of the affected livers. Furthermore, using the CT scans, the authors intended to illustrate the most c...