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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2014; 20(33): 11856-11864
Published online Sep 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11856
Published online Sep 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11856
Table 1 Multi-detector computed tomography and final diagnosis in patients with orthotopic liver transplantation with clinical or biochemical evidence of biliary complications
| Diagnosis | MDCT (83 patients) | Final (83 patients) |
| Normal | 21 | 7 |
| Anastomotic strictures | 34 | 32 |
| Nonanastomotic strictures | 18 | 21 |
| Anastomotic bile leakage | 5 | 5 |
| Biliary stones | 4 | 4 |
| Other complications | ||
| Rejection of the transplanted liver | 0 | 6 |
| Recurrent viral hepatitis | 0 | 4 |
| Transplantation-related lymphoproliferation | 0 | 1 |
| Postoperative hilar and portal fluid | 0 | 2 |
| Pancreatitis | 1 | 1 |
Table 2 Value of multi-detector computed tomography in detecting biliary complications for orthotopic liver transplantation recipients
| Biliary complications | True-positive(n) | True-negative(n) | False-positive(n) | False-negative(n) | Sensitivity | Specificity | Accuracy | Positive predictive value | Negative predictive value |
| Biliary strictures | 48 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 90.6% | 86.7% | 89.2% | 92.3% | 83.9% |
| Biliary stones | 9 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Anastomotic bile leakage | 5 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Biloma | 6 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
- Citation: Meng XC, Huang WS, Xie PY, Chen XZ, Cai MY, Shan H, Zhu KS. Role of multi-detector computed tomography for biliary complications after liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(33): 11856-11864
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i33/11856.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11856