Ischemic type biliary lesion (ITBL) after liver transplantation. Case report

Ischemic type biliary lesion (ITBL) is a rare and relative late complication after orthotopic liver transplantation. ITBL is characterized by bile duct necrosis leading to alternations of the ductal lumen. The paper reports a case of 52-year-old women with ITBL syndrome after orthotopic liver transplantation. The clinical picture and results of direct cholangiography, MRCP and ultrasound imaging are discussed. Ischemic type biliary lesion is defined as non-ischemic destruction of the graft's biliary tree after liver transplantation. The diagnosis of ITBL syndrome is based upon results of cholangiography and ultrasound imaging with a characteristic picture of the biliary tree with normal flow in the hepatic artery. (author)