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01-04-2010 | Review

Imaging of the transplant liver

Author: Paul Sheppard Babyn

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 4/2010

Abstract

As the number of patients with liver transplants continues to increase, radiologists need to be aware of the normal post-operative appearance of the different liver transplants currently performed along with the wide variety of complications encountered. The complications commonly affect the biliar and vascular systems and can include anastomotic bile leakage and biliary stenosis along with stenosis or obstruction of the hepatic artery, portal or hepatic veins and IVC. Other complications include parenchymal abnormalities such as hepatic infarction, organ rejection, localized collections and post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder. This article reviews and illustrates the role of imaging for pediatric transplantation including the role of interventional radiology.

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Title: Imaging of the transplant liver
Author: Paul Sheppard Babyn
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1545-6

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