How I do it: pre-operative CT scanning for adult living right lobe liver transplantation

In response to the ongoing shortage of cadaveric livers, living-related liver transplantation is being performed with increasing frequency. The preoperative imaging work-up must document important vascular and parenchymal variants that may alter the anticipated surgical procedure, or even preclude a...

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Published in:European radiology 2002-06, Vol.12 (6), p.1423-1431
Main Authors: Kruskal, Jonathan B, Raptopoulos, Vassilios
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Hepatectomy
Humans
Liver
Liver - diagnostic imaging
Liver Transplantation - methods
Medical imaging
Metabolism
Pediatrics
Preoperative Care
Scanners
Surgeons
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transplants & implants
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Summary:In response to the ongoing shortage of cadaveric livers, living-related liver transplantation is being performed with increasing frequency. The preoperative imaging work-up must document important vascular and parenchymal variants that may alter the anticipated surgical procedure, or even preclude a healthy donor from undergoing surgery. This review summarizes our experience and CT technique for the preoperative imaging of patients being evaluated for right lobe liver transplantation. It is important to recognize that MR also plays a very useful preoperative role.
ISSN:0938-7994
1432-1084
DOI:10.1007/s00330-001-1223-z