Updates on liver transplantation: vascular and biliary complications

Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2018 Nov-Dec;60(6):521-533. doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2018.05.005. Epub 2018 Jul 9.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

This article uses a practical approach to explain the imaging findings for vascular and biliary complications after total liver transplantation in adults, comparing them to the normal imaging findings after transplantation. It emphasizes the radiologic management of patients who have undergone transplantations and explains the treatment of the different complications by interventional radiology. The information provided comes from the authors' experience and a thorough, up-to-date review of the indexed literature.

Keywords: Biliary complications; Complicaciones biliares; Complicaciones vasculares; Computed tomography; Doppler ultrasonography; Ecografía Doppler; Interventional radiology; Liver transplantation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiología intervencionista; Resonancia magnética; Tomografía axial computarizada; Trasplante hepático; Vascular complications.

MeSH terms

  • Bile Duct Diseases / etiology*
  • Hepatic Artery
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Portal Vein
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Vascular Diseases / etiology*