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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2014; 20(20): 6180-6200
Published online May 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6180
Post-operative imaging in liver transplantation: State-of-the-art and future perspectives
Rossano Girometti, Giuseppe Como, Massimo Bazzocchi, Chiara Zuiani
Rossano Girometti, Giuseppe Como, Massimo Bazzocchi, Chiara Zuiani, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
Author contributions: Girometti R and Como G wrote the paper; Girometti R, Como G, Bazzocchi M and Zuiani C designed the paper; Como G, Bazzocchi M and Zuiani C performed literature research; all the authors selected and supervised the editing of study images and tables.
Correspondence to: Dr. Rossano Girometti, MD, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Udine, via Colugna 50, 33100 Udine, Italy. rgirometti@sirm.org
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Received: October 24, 2013
Revised: November 14, 2013
Accepted: January 19, 2014
Published online: May 28, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: Complications after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) still constitute a significant cause of morbidity and graft loss. Prompt diagnosis is then essential in order to address patients to most proper treatment and assure graft and patient survival, especially in the case of vascular and biliary complications. The review focuses on: (1) the state-of-the-art role for different imaging modalities in assessing post-OLT complications, together with practical recommendations for their use; and (2) future perspective for quantitative imaging modalities in non-invasively assessing primary hepatic complications (for which the role of conventional imaging is still limited), using human C virus recurrence as the most exemplificative scenario.