Role of Doppler ultrasound surveillance in early detection of vascular complications among liver transplant recipients

Abstract

Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been the last resort to efficiently treat end-stage liver disease boosted by the recent advances as regard the surgical technology, radiological appliances and new immune-suppressants. (Fisher et al., 2017). Vascular complications among liver transplant recipients are considered as major threats to liver transplant recipients’ survival. LDLT (Living donor liver transplantation) recipients are prone to suffer from vascular complications due to many reasons; for example, the nature of slender anastomotic vessels and their unavoidable surgical manipulation through the reconstruction process. Routine intra-operative and postoperative surveillance using recent advances in Doppler ultrasound devices is believed to play a major role in early diagnosis of any possible vascular complications allowing timed and appropriate management, eventually increasing chances of survival for liver graft and recipients. (Shi et al.,2