Biliary tract complications are still the major cause of morbidity following orthotopic liver transplantation. This book deals systematically with the large variety of possible cholangiographic changes. The figures are the results of a review of cholangiograms from more than 280 patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation. The etiology, clinical aspects, and treatment of these complications are reviewed on the basis of the authors' experience in radiology, endoscopy, and transplant surgery.

Introduction: Biliary Reconstruction and Biliary Complications; Normal Cholangiograms Following Orthotic Liver Transplantation

Short Overview
Case 1 Normal Postoperative Cholangiogram Following OLT
Case 2 Normal Postoperative Cholangiogram with a Certain Degree of Mismatch Between Common Bile Ducts of Donor and Receipt
Case 3 Regular Postoperative Anastomosis of the Common Bile Duct of Donor and Recipient
Case 4 Normal Cholangiogram After Transplantation of a Reduced-Size Liver Graft
Biliary Leakage
Short Overview
Case 5 Biliary Leakage After Displacement of a Drange Catheter and Endoscopic Treatment with Endoprostheses
Case 6 Biliary Leakage and Retention of Part of a Disrupted T-Tube; Situation After Endoscropic Removal and Surgical Repair
Early Tertiary 'lemuroids'
Case 7 Biliary Leakage at the Site of Bile Duct Anastomosis
Case 8 Biliary Leakage and Stenosis at the Site of Bile Duct Anastomosis
Bile Duct Redundancy
Short Overview
Case 9 Bile Duct Redundancy with Unimpaired Bile Flow
Case 10 Bile Duct Redundancy with Impaired Bile Flow and Subsequent Bacterial Cholangitis; Treatment by insertion of Metal Stent
Sludge in the Biliary System
Short Overview
Case 11 Sludge in the Biliary System and Treatment by Balloon Extraction After Sphincterotomy
Stenosis at the Site of Bile Duct Anastomosis
Short Overview
Case 12 Stenosis at the Site of Bile Duct Anastomosis; Endoscopic Treatment by Dilation and Placement of a Metal Stent
Case 13 Stenosis at Bile Duct Anastomosis; Treatment by Endoscopic Dilation
Case 14 Stenosis at the Site of Bile Duct Anastomosis; Endoscopic Treatment by Dilation and Preliminary Insertion of a Plastic Endoprosthesis
Bile Duct Stenosis Due to Local Ischemia
Short Overview
Case 15 Necrosis ofthe Common Bile Duct and Alteration of the Intrapatic Ducts
Case 16 Sequelae of Ischemia of the Common Bile Duct of Grafted Liver
Stenoses of All Major Bile Ducts Following Ischemia
Function of primate dentitions
Ischemic-Type Lesions Following Long Cold Ischemia
Short Overview
Case 19 Alterations of the Intra- and Extrahepatic Biliary System After OLT; Follow-Up Studies
Case 20 Severe Alterations of the Intra- and Extrahepatic Biliary System; Endoscopic Treatment and Follow-Up Films
Case 21 Progressive Sequelae from Prolonged Cold Ischemia
Case 22 Course of Ischemic-Type Biliary Lesions
Bile Duct Alterations After Occlusion of Hepatic Artery
Short Overview
Case 23 T-Tube Cholangiogram After Occlusion of the Hepatic Artery
Case 24 T-Tube Cholangiogram After OLT and Cholangiogram After Occlusion of the Hepatic Artery
Case 25 Cholangiogram After Occlusion of the Hepatic Artery
Case 26 Cholangiogram After Arterial Malperfusion, Stenosis of the Hepatic Artery, Progression of Bile Duct Alterations, and Precutaneous Treatment; Results of Therapy
Bile Ducts in Chronic Rejection
Short Overview
Case 27 Cholangiogram from a Patient with Chronic Rejection of the Graft
Case 28 Initial Alterations of the Hepatic Biliary System in Chronic Rejection; Progression on Follow-Up
Case 29 Course of Alterations of the Biliary System in Chronic Rejection
Disturbed Function of the Sphincter of Oddi
Short Overview
Case 30 Stone in the Recipients's Dilated Common Bile Duct
Case 31 Dilated Common Duct in the Recipient and Stenoses of the Main Hepatic Ducts
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