Venoocclusive liver disease after bone marrow transplantation: findings at duplex sonography.

Protein C and procollagen III peptide levels in patients with hepatic dysfunction after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

“…Correspondingly the PNPIII levels were rather elevated in other TRC with hyperbilirubinemia than in VOD. According to a big retrospective trial of our group 15 and data from groups using the criteria according to Jones et al 2 we again could prove a low incidence of VOD with a very high mortality.…”

“…Ultrasound findings are not sufficiently sensitive in the early phase. 15 Also, the transvenous wedged hepatic venous pressure measurements are highly specific but only moderately sensitive for VOD. 16 Numerous plasma and serum proteins have been reported to be abnormal in VOD patients including coagulation proteins and procollagen peptides.…”

Demonstration of reversed flow in segmental branches of the portal vein with hand-held color Doppler ultrasonography after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

“…[14][15][16][17] In previous studies using duplex sonography, the hepatic artery resistive index (RI) value and amplitude of pulsatility in hepatic veins were reported to be significantly helpful for diagnosis of VOD. 18,19 However, in a later study, these findings resulted in being of no value in the diagnosis of VOD. 20 The progression of color Doppler ultrasonographic vascular imaging techniques has made it possible to detect reversed portal flow with high sensitivity and reproducibility.…”

Early Ultrasonographic Diagnosis and Clinical Follow-up of Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease after Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

“…Jones et There are many reports on the role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of VOD (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13) T a b l e 1 . Ul t r a s o n o g r a p h i c Me a s u r e me n t s a n d L a b o r a t o r …”