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ArticlePloS one2015

New Insights in Abdominal Pain in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH): A MRI Study.

Francesco De Cobelli, Giulio Pezzetti, Sergio Margari, Antonio Esposito, Francesco Giganti, Giulia Agostini, Alessandro Del Maschio

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Francesco De CobelliDepartment of Radiology and Center for Experimental Imaging, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
Giulio PezzettiDepartment of Radiology and Center for Experimental Imaging, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
Sergio MargariDepartment of Radiology and Center for Experimental Imaging, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
Antonio EspositoDepartment of Radiology and Center for Experimental Imaging, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
Francesco GigantiDepartment of Radiology and Center for Experimental Imaging, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
Giulia AgostiniDepartment of Radiology and Center for Experimental Imaging, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro Del MaschioDepartment of Radiology and Center for Experimental Imaging, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAbdominal pain in PNH has never been investigated by in-vivo imaging studies. With MRI, we aimed to assess mesenteric vessels flow and small bowel wall perfusion to investigate the ischemic origin of abdominal pain. MATERIALS AND

methodsSix PNH patients with (AP) and six without (NOP) abdominal pain underwent MRI. In a blinded fashion, mean flow (MF, quantity of blood moving through a vessel within a second, in mL·s-1) and stroke volume (SV, volume of blood pumped out at each heart contraction, in mL) of Superior Mesenteric Vein (SMV) and Artery (SMA), areas under the curve at 60 (AUC60) and 90 seconds (AUC90) and Ktrans were assessed by two operators.

resultsMean total perfusion and flow parameters were lower in AP than in NOP group. AUC60: 84.81 ± 11.75 vs. 131.73 ± 18.89 (P < 0.001); AUC90: 102.33 ± 14.16 vs. 152.58 ± 22.70 (P < 0.001); Ktrans: 0.0346 min-1 ± 0.0019 vs. 0.0521 ± 0.0015 (P = 0.093 duodenum, 0.009 jejunum/ileum). SMV: MF 4.67 ml/s ± 0.85 vs. 8.32 ± 2.14 (P = 0.002); SV 3.85 ml ± 0.76 vs. 6.55 ± 1.57 (P = 0.02). SMA: MF 6.95 ± 2.61 vs. 11.2 ± 2.32 (P = 0.07); SV 6.52 ± 2.19 vs. 8.78 ± 1.63 (P = 0.07). We found a significant correlation between MF and SV of SMV and AUC60 (MF:ρ = 0.88, P < 0.001; SV: ρ = 0.644, P = 0.024), AUC90 (MF: ρ = 0.874, P < 0.001; SV:ρ = 0.774, P = 0.003) and Ktrans (MF:ρ = 0.734, P = 0.007; SV:ρ = 0.581, P = 0.047).

conclusionsPerfusion and flow MRI findings suggest that the impairment of small bowel blood supply is significantly associated with abdominal pain in PNH.

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Abdominal PainAdultArea Under CurveDuodenumFemaleHemoglobinuria, ParoxysmalHumansIleumIschemiaJejunumMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRegional Blood FlowSplanchnic Circulation

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