Updates on liver transplantation: vascular and biliary complications

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 trans...

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Published in:	Radiologia Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 521 - 533
Main Authors:	Fontanilla Echeveste, T, Villacastín Ruiz, E, Álvarez Guisasola, V, Duca, A M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-11-2018
Subjects:	Bile Duct Diseases - etiology Hepatic Artery Humans Liver Transplantation - adverse effects Portal Vein Postoperative Complications - etiology Vascular Diseases - etiology Resonancia magnética Biliary complications Doppler ultrasonography Interventional radiology Vascular complications Radiología intervencionista Computed tomography Magnetic resonance imaging Complicaciones biliares Complicaciones vasculares Ecografía Doppler Trasplante hepático Tomografía axial computarizada Liver transplantation
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Summary:	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.
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ISSN:	1578-178X 2173-5107
DOI:	10.1016/j.rx.2018.05.005