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Post-operative imaging anatomy in liver transplantation

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The article describes and illustrates the surgical techniques and the post-operative imaging anatomy in liver transplantation. Special attention is paid to the variant vascular and biliary anatomy that are important for surgical planning. Considering the ever-growing number of liver transplants performed and the key role that imaging plays in the pre-operative planning and post-operative assessment, it is important for the radiologist to be familiar with the surgical techniques and the normal post-operative appearance in these patients.

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  1. Diagnostic Imaging Department, University Hospital Saint Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Kalina P. Chupetlovska

  2. Abdominal Imaging Division, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Kalina P. Chupetlovska, Amir A. Borhani, Anil K. Dasyam & Alessandro Furlan

  3. Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Dirk J. Van der Windt

  4. Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Amit D. Tevar

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Chupetlovska, K.P., Borhani, A.A., Dasyam, A.K. et al. Post-operative imaging anatomy in liver transplantation. Abdom Radiol 46, 9–16 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-020-02440-7

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