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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2023; 29(21): 3257-3268
Published online Jun 7, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i21.3257
Biliary complications after liver transplantation: A computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging pictorial review
Federica Vernuccio, Irene Mercante, Xiao-Xiao Tong, Filippo Crimì, Umberto Cillo, Emilio Quaia
Federica Vernuccio, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
Irene Mercante, Xiao-Xiao Tong, Filippo Crimì, Emilio Quaia, Department of Radiology-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
Umberto Cillo, Department of Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DISCOG), University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
Author contributions: Vernuccio F conceptualized the manuscript, wrote the outline of the manuscript, prepared some of the figures, and extensively revised the draft of the manuscript; Mercante I and Tong XX performed the literature search, wrote the first draft of the manuscript, and prepared most of the figures; Crimì F and Cillo U revised the draft of the manuscript and provided input; Quaia E conceptualized the manuscript, provided input, and revised the draft of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report having no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Federica Vernuccio, MD, PhD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Padova, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, Padova 35128, Italy. federicavernuccio@gmail.com
Received: January 6, 2023
Peer-review started: January 6, 2023
First decision: March 18, 2023
Revised: March 23, 2023
Accepted: April 27, 2023
Article in press: April 27, 2023
Published online: June 7, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Biliary complications are the most common surgical complications after liver transplantation, and represent a major source of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant recipients. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is the gold standard for the non-invasive diagnosis of intra- and extrahepatic biliary complications. Computed tomography may also be helpful for the assessment of biliary complications, and it is often used due to its more widespread availability as compared to that of magnetic resonance imaging.