La Radiologia medica
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La Radiologia medica · May 2015
Importance of radiological detection of early pulmonary acute complications of liver transplantation: analysis of 259 cases.
Pulmonary complications are common causes of morbidity and mortality after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and consist of atelectasis, pleural effusion, pulmonary oedema, adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pneumonia. The aim of this paper is to describe the incidence of pulmonary complications after OLT during the first postoperative week and to evaluate the informative value of the chest X-ray (CXR) in clinical practice. ⋯ Knowledge about postoperative pulmonary complications and collaboration between the radiologist and clinician are essential for improving the management of OLT recipients.