title: Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplantation: Current Indications, Techniques, and Imaging Findings.
abstract: The anatomy, normal postoperative radiological appearance, and imaging features of common postoperative complications of pediatric abdominal transplants are reviewed, including renal, liver, and intestinal transplants. Doppler ultrasound is the mainstay of imaging after transplantation. Computed tomography (CT) and CT angiography, MR imaging and magnetic resonance (MR) angiography, MR cholangiopancreatography, conventional angiography, and nuclear medicine imaging may be used for problem-solving in pediatric transplant patients. Accurate and timely radiological diagnosis of transplant complications facilitates appropriate treatment and minimizes morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle 98105, WA, USA.
authors.forename: A Luana
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Stanescu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Floating Hospital for Children, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: Anastasia L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hryhorczuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Edward Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle 98105, WA, USA. Electronic address: grace.phillips@seattlechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Grace S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000637:transplantation*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
keywords: Doppler ultrasound; Hepatic artery thrombosis; Intestinal failure; Liver transplantation; Multivisceral transplantation; Pediatric renal transplantation; Renal artery stenosis