Imaging of the transplant liver.
As the number of patients with liver transplants continues to increase, radiologists need to be aware of the normal post-operative appearance of the different liver transplants currently performed along with the wide variety of complications encountered. The complications commonly affect the biliar and vascular systems and can include anastomotic bile leakage and biliary stenosis along with stenosis or obstruction of the hepatic artery, portal or hepatic veins and IVC. Other complications include parenchymal abnormalities such as hepatic infarction, organ rejection, localized collections and post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder. This article reviews and illustrates the role of imaging for pediatric transplantation including the role of interventional radiology.
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Paul Sheppard
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada. paul.babyn@sickkids.ca
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography