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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2013; 19(45): 8427-8434
Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8427
Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8427
Magnetic resonance cholangiography in assessing biliary anatomy in living donors: A meta-analysis
Yu-Biao Xu, Department of General Surgery, Jiangbin Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Yu-Long Bai, Shan-Yu Qin, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Zhi-Gang Min, Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Xu YB, Bai YL and Min ZG conceived the study and implemented the final draft of the manuscript; Xu YB and Qin SY performed statistical analysis and wrote the paper; Xu YB and Bai YL searched the studies and extracted the data; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Zhi-Gang Min, MD, Department of Radiology, the First Affliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Yanta Road 76, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China. docgirl@qq.com
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Received: July 12, 2013
Revised: September 16, 2013
Accepted: October 17, 2013
Published online: December 7, 2013
Revised: September 16, 2013
Accepted: October 17, 2013
Published online: December 7, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: The current findings on the value of magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) in diagnosis of biliary anatomy in living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) donors are conflicting. This meta-analysis including 12 studies with 869 patients suggested that MRC has a high specificity in diagnosis of biliary anatomy in LDLT donors, but the sensitivity is moderate. This is the first meta-analysis to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of MRC in the detection of biliary anatomy in LDLT donors; and these results will provide valuable information to the doctors when they make a decision for the living liver donors.