title: Portal flow steal after liver transplantation.
abstract: Portal flow steal occasionally persists even after the liver transplantation, which may reduce the portal flow and thus threaten the patients' outcome. Therefore, pre- and peri-operative detection of portal steal phenomenon requiring radiological or surgical interruption is essential for the liver transplantation candidates as well as for the recipients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, 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, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung Won
authors.initials: KW
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, 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, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Doppler; Liver transplantation; Portal flow steal; Portosystemic shunt