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Br J Radiol. 2016 Aug;89(1064):20151025. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20151025. Epub 2016 Jun 10.

Imaging follow-up after liver transplantation.

The British journal of radiology

Michele Di Martino, Massimo Rossi, Gianluca Mennini, Fabio Melandro, Michele Anzidei, Silvia De Vizio, Kameliya Koryukova, Carlo Catalano

Affiliations

  1. 1 Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
  2. 2 Department of General Surgery, Division of Organ Transplantation, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.

PMID: 27188846 PMCID: PMC5124875 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20151025

Abstract

Liver transplantation (LT) represents the best treatment for end-stage chronic liver disease, acute liver failure and early stages of hepatocellular carcinoma. Radiologists should be aware of surgical techniques to distinguish a normal appearance from pathological findings. Imaging modalities, such as ultrasound, CT and MR, provide for rapid and reliable detection of vascular and biliary complications after LT. The role of imaging in the evaluation of rejection and primary graft dysfunction is less defined. This article illustrates the main surgical anastomoses during LT, the normal appearance and complications of the liver parenchyma and vascular and biliary structures.

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