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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2014; 20(20): 6221-6225
Published online May 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6221
Interventional radiology in living donor liver transplant
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
Yu-Fan Cheng, Hsin-You Ou, Chun-Yen Yu, Leo Leung-Chit Tsang, Tung-Liang Huang, Tai-Yi Chen, Hsien-Wen Hsu, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
Allan M Concerjero, Chih-Chi Wang, Shih-Ho Wang, Tsan-Shiun Lin, Yueh-Wei Liu, Chee-Chien Yong, Yu-Hung Lin, Chih-Che Lin, Chao-Long Chen, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
King-Wah Chiu, Division of Hepatogastroenterology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
Bruno Jawan, Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
Hock-Liew Eng, Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
Author contributions: Cheng YF and Ou HY contributed equally to this work; Cheng YF and Ou HY designed the research; Yu CY, Tsang LLC, Huang TL, Cheng TY, Hsu SW, Concerjero AM, Wang CC, Wang SH, Lin TS, Liu YW, Yong CC and Chen CC performed the research; Lin YH and Lin CC contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Chiu KW, Jawan B and Eng HL analyzed the data; and Cheng YF, Ou HY and Chen CC wrote the paper.
Supported by Grant NSC 96-231-B-182A-009 and NSC 94-231-B-182A-009 from the National Science Council, Taiwan
Correspondence to: Chao-Long Chen, MD, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Tai-Pei Road, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan. cheng.yufan@msa.hinet.net
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Received: September 27, 2013
Revised: December 29, 2013
Accepted: February 20, 2014
Published online: May 28, 2014
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.

Keywords: Portal vein, Hepatic artery, Hepatic vein, Bile duct, Living donor liver transplantation, Liver transplant

Core tip: The aim of this paper is to review indications, diagnostic modalities, technical considerations, achievements and potential complications of interventional radiology procedures after living donor liver transplant.