Paediatric Hepatobiliary
The role of interventional radiology in complications after paediatric liver transplantation
Abstract
Liver transplantation has become an established treatment in both adults and children for end-stage liver disease, acute hepatic failure and certain liver tumours. There is a significant rate of complications after all forms of liver transplantation. The interventional radiologist plays a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of these complications. The use of image-guided, minimally invasive procedures reduces the need for surgical revision or retransplantation, and improves graft and patient survival rate. This article reviews some of the most common vascular and non-vascular complications after paediatric liver transplantation, and the interventional radiology techniques used to diagnose and treat them.
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John Cantrell, Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Date published: 2014-10-24
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