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The first attempted human orthotopic liver transplantation, in 1963, i
nvolved a child with biliary atresia, who died on the operating table
as a result of uncontrollable coagulopathy. Improvements in immunosupp
ression, surgical technique, medical imaging and postoperative care, a
s well as more stringent patient selection, have allowed the developme
nt of liver transplantation and its universal acceptance as the treatm
ent for a variety of liver diseases, The radiologist plays a major rol
e in the multidisciplinary transplantation team and must be familiar w
ith each stage of orthotopic liver transplantation and its associated
complications, In the first article of this series (Can Assoc Radial J
1997;48[3]:171-178), the authors reviewed the anatomic features and c
urrent concepts relevant to orthotopic liver transplantation. In this,
the second article, they discuss the vascular and biliary complicatio
ns of the operation, and the third article will cover the medical comp
lications.