Journal article
Complications of liver transplantation: multimodality imaging approach
Radiographics, Vol.27(5), pp.1401-1417
09/01/2007
DOI: 10.1148/rg.275065129
PMID: 17848699
Abstract
Liver transplantation is currently an accepted first-line treatment for patients with end-stage acute or chronic liver disease, but postoperative complications may limit the long-term success of transplantation. The most common and most clinically significant complications are arterial and venous thrombosis and stenosis, biliary disorders, fluid collections, neoplasms, and graft rejection. Early diagnosis is crucial to the successful management of all these complications, and imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of all but graft rejection. A multimodality approach including ultrasonography and cross-sectional imaging studies often is most effective for diagnosis. Each imaging modality has specific strengths and weaknesses, and the diagnostic usefulness of a modality depends mainly on the patient's characteristics, the clinical purpose of the imaging evaluation, and the expertise of imaging professionals.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Complications of liver transplantation: multimodality imaging approach
- Creators
- Angela Hissae Motoyama Caiado - Universidade de São PauloRoberto Blasbalg - Universidade de São PauloAntonio Sergio Zafred Marcelino - Universidade de São PauloMarco da Cunha PinhoMaria Cristina Chammas - Universidade de São PauloClaudia da Costa Leite - Universidade de São PauloGiovanni Guido Cerri - Universidade de São PauloAndré Cosme de Oliveira - Universidade de São PauloTelésforo Bacchella - Universidade de São PauloMarcel Cerqueira César Machado - Universidade de São Paulo
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Radiographics, Vol.27(5), pp.1401-1417
- DOI
- 10.1148/rg.275065129
- PMID
- 17848699
- ISSN
- 0271-5333
- eISSN
- 1527-1323
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984697730402771
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