Open AccessInterventional radiology in living donor liver transplant
Author(s) -
YuFan Cheng,
HsinYou Ou,
ChunYen Yu,
Leo Leung-Chit Tsang,
TienHung Huang,
Tai-Yi Chen,
HsienWen Hsu,
Allan M Concerjero,
ChihChi Wang,
Shih-Ho Wang,
Tsan-Shiun Lin,
YuehWei Liu,
CheeChien Yong,
YuHung Lin,
Chih-Che Lin,
King-Wah Chiu,
Bruno Jawan,
HockLiew Eng,
ChaoLong Chen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6221
Subject(s) - medicine , economic shortage , interventional radiology , living donor liver transplantation , liver transplantation , surgery , radiology , transplantation , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
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.