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ReviewWorld journal of radiology2025

Detecting biliary complications following liver transplantation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Yu Zhang, Jing Hao, Zi Luo, Yi-Jun Li, Zhong Liu, Ning-Bo Zhao

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Review in World journal of radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yu ZhangDepartment of Ultrasound, National Clinical Research Centre for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, The Second Hospital Affiliated with Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518112, Guangdong Province, China.
Jing HaoDepartment of Digestive Medicine, The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Zi LuoDepartment of Ultrasound, National Clinical Research Centre for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, The Second Hospital Affiliated with Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518112, Guangdong Province, China.
Yi-Jun LiDepartment of Ultrasound, National Clinical Research Centre for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, The Second Hospital Affiliated with Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518112, Guangdong Province, China.
Zhong LiuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong Province, China.
Ning-Bo ZhaoDepartment of Ultrasound, National Clinical Research Centre for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, The Second Hospital Affiliated with Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518112, Guangdong Province, China. drzhaoningbo@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver transplantation is the primary therapeutic choice for end-stage liver disease. Currently, biliary complications are among the main factors affecting the survival rate and quality of life of liver transplant recipients. Nevertheless, the clinical manifestations of biliary complications following liver transplantation are often non-specific, making early diagnosis and timely treatment crucial for improving patient outcomes. Ultrasound is the preferred imaging method following liver transplantation. Importantly, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, with the administration of contrast agents, can improve the resolution of biliary images and enable real-time, dynamic visualization of microcirculation perfusion in the biliary system and surrounding tissues. The present article describes the normal ultrasonic features of the biliary system following liver transplantation and briefly reviews the progress in the ultrasonic diagnosis of common biliary complications, including anastomotic biliary strictures, non-anastomotic biliary strictures, biliary leakage, biloma, and bile sludge/bile stone.

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Biliary complicationsBiliary leakageBiliary strictureContrast-enhanced ultrasoundLiver transplantation

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PMID40746515
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