Interventional Radiology in Living Donor Liver Transplant

Overview

Journal World J Gastroenterol

Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2014 May 31

PMID 24876742

Citations 5

Authors

Yu-Fan Cheng

Hsin-You Ou

Chun-Yen Yu

Leo Leung-Chit Tsang

Tung-Liang Huang

Tai-Yi Chen

Hsien-Wen Hsu

Allan M Concerjero

Chih-Chi Wang

Shih-Ho Wang

Tsan-Shiun Lin

Yueh-Wei Liu

Chee-Chien Yong

Yu-Hung Lin

Chih-Che Lin

King-Wah Chiu

Bruno Jawan

Hock-Liew Eng

Chao-Long Chen

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Abstract

The shortage of deceased donor liver grafts led to the use of living donor liver transplant (LDLT). Patients who undergo LDLT have a higher risk of complications than those who undergo deceased donor liver transplantation (LT). Interventional radiology has acquired a key role in every LT program by treating the majority of vascular and non-vascular post-transplant complications, improving graft and patient survival and avoiding, in the majority of cases, surgical revision and/or re-transplant. The aim of this paper is to review indications, diagnostic modalities, technical considerations, achievements and potential complications of interventional radiology procedures after LDLT.

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