Hepatic arterial color Doppler signals in Caroli's disease. 1992

M G Lee, and K S Cho, and Y H Auh, and S Y Baek, and M H Kim, and E S Yu
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Three siblings with congenital dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts (Caroli's disease) are presented. Bile duct pathology was associated with congenital hepatic fibrosis and polycystic renal disease in all three patients. On color Doppler imaging (CD imaging), multiple small color Doppler signals were observed in the vascular radicles within the dilated bile ducts or in the center of the lumen apart from the vascular radicles, as well as in other well-known sonographic findings such as bile duct dilatations and bilary calculi. Doppler frequency spectral analysis confirmed all these color signals as arterial in origin in all patients, revealing pulsatile wave patterns. In spite of the fact that portal venous radicles have been well described on conventional sonograms or computed tomography (CT), continuous wave patterns of venous flow on spectral analysis were not detected in all patients. Identification of such less emphasized arterial flow may add another clue in the diagnosis and pathogenesis of this rare disease entity. In conclusion, color Doppler signals of arterial wave pattern within the dilated bile ducts are another helpful diagnostic criteria in previously reported sonographic findings, and these color signals are easily depicted on sonograms with color mapping.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D004108 Dilatation, Pathologic The condition of an anatomical structure's being dilated beyond normal dimensions. Ectasia,Dilatation, Pathological,Dilatations, Pathologic,Dilatations, Pathological,Pathologic Dilatation,Pathologic Dilatations,Pathological Dilatation,Pathological Dilatations
D006499 Hepatic Artery A branch of the celiac artery that distributes to the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, and greater omentum. Arteries, Hepatic,Artery, Hepatic,Hepatic Arteries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001653 Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic Passages within the liver for the conveyance of bile. Includes right and left hepatic ducts even though these may join outside the liver to form the common hepatic duct. Bile Duct, Intrahepatic,Duct, Intrahepatic Bile,Ducts, Intrahepatic Bile,Intrahepatic Bile Duct,Intrahepatic Bile Ducts
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D016767 Caroli Disease Congenital cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts (BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC). It consists of 2 types: simple Caroli disease is characterized by bile duct dilatation (ectasia) alone; and complex Caroli disease is characterized by bile duct dilatation with extensive hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL). Benign renal tubular ectasia is associated with both types of Caroli disease. Caroli's Disease,Caroli's Syndrome,Caroli Syndrome,Carolis Disease,Carolis Syndrome,Disease, Caroli,Disease, Caroli's,Syndrome, Caroli's

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