Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Techniques and Surgical Anatomy

Reece J Goiffon, Avinash R Kambadakone

Radiol Clin North Am . 2023 Sep;61(5):761-769. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2023.04.001. Epub 2023 May 16.

Abstract

Deceased liver donor transplantation is increasing in prevalence resulting in larger volumes of posttransplant imaging studies. Radiologists should familiarize themselves with the spectrum of normal posttransplant anatomy. The key findings can be categorized into 4 systems reconstructed during surgery: hepatic venous, portal venous, hepatic arterial, and biliary ductal systems. Here we discuss the imaging findings seen with the most common surgical techniques, those that can be misidentified as complications, and some less common variations resulting from different surgical techniques.