Journal
INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01057-8
Keywords
Rex shunt; Cavernous transformation; Pediatrics; Computed tomography; Portal hypertension
Funding
- Guangdong Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China [2016A020215021]
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Among the four types of Rex recesses on CT angiography, types 1-3 allow for the performance of MRB surgery, while type 4 requires further evaluation. CT imaging was shown to have good sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy in determining the feasibility of MRB in children with EHPVO.
BackgroundExtrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) is the most important cause of hematemesis in children. Intrahepatic left portal vein and superior mesenteric vein anastomosis, also known as meso-Rex bypass (MRB), is becoming the gold standard treatment for EHPVO. We analyzed the value of preoperative computed tomography (CT) in determining whether MRB is feasible in children with EHPVO.ResultsWe retrieved data on 76 children with EHPVO (50 male, 26 female; median age, 5.9 years) who underwent MRB (n=68) or the Warren procedure (n=8) from 2013 to 2019 and retrospectively analyzed their clinical and CT characteristics. The Rex recess was categorized into four subtypes (types 1-4) depending on its diameter in CT images. Of all 76 children, 7.9% had a history of umbilical catheterization and 1.3% had leukemia. Sixteen patients (20 lesions) had associated malformations. A total of 72.4% of Rex recesses could be measured by CT, and their mean diameter was 3.51.8 mm (range 0.6-10.5 mm). A type 1, 2, 3, and 4 Rex recess was present in 9.2%, 53.9%, 11.8%, and 25.0% of patients, respectively. MRB could be performed in patients with types 1, 2, and 3, but those with type 4 required further evaluation. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic accuracy of CT were 100%, 83.8%, 42.1%, 100%, and 85.5%, respectively.Conclusions Among the four types of Rex recesses on CT angiography, types 1-3 allow for the performance of MRB.
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