[Angiographic diagnosis in liver transplantation. I: Evaluation before transplantation]

Our study covers angiographic pretransplant evaluation from 9/88-4/90. 57 out of 73 patients (78%) underwent pretransplant angiography. In all cases aortography, angiographies of the coeliac axis, the superior mesenteric artery, the splenic artery, and portograms were obtained. The arterial studies evaluated the arterial blood supply of the liver, the diameter of the common hepatic artery, aneurysms and a steal effect of the splenic artery. Portography revealed the exact venous collateralisation. Thus angiography remains a valuable procedure for pretransplant evaluation besides ultrasongraphy.