title: Imaging of biliary complications in recipients of right-lobe living donor liver transplantation.
abstract: Right-lobe living donor liver transplantation (RL-LDLT) is a common method devised in order to fulfill the demands of donor organ shortage in adult patients with end-stage liver diseases. However, biliary complications remain as the "Achilles' heel" of RL-LDLT, with wide variety of incidence among transplantation centers. Patients with biliary complications after RL-LDLT may have similar clinical presentations to those with other causes of graft dysfunction. Therefore, radiological evaluation plays a key role for differential diagnosis of such complications. In this article, we discuss the various methods of biliary reconstruction and imaging findings of common and uncommon biliary complications in recipients of RL-LDLT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: So Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea kimkw@amc.seoul.kr.
authors.forename: Kyoung Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Bohyun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: So Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyoung Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Gi-Won
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Division of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Woo Kyoung
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019520:Living Donors; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Right-lobe living donor liver transplantation (RL-LDLT); accidental ligation of bile duct; biliary complication; biliary leakage; biliary stricture