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Editor, Senior Moderator
Biomed Res Int
. 2022 Jan 12;2022:7768383.
doi: 10.1155/2022/7768383. eCollection 2022.
Liver Transplant Imaging prior to and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maria Irene Bellini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Daniele Fresilli[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Augusto Lauro[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gianluca Mennini[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Massimo Rossi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Carlo Catalano[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Vito D'Andrea[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vito Cantisani[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: The suspension of the surgical activity, the burden of the infection in immunosuppressed patients, and the comorbidities underlying end-stage organ disease have impacted transplant programs significantly, even life-saving procedures, such as liver transplantation.
Methods: A review of the literature was conducted to explore the challenges faced by transplant programs and the adopted strategies to overcome them, with a focus on indications for imaging in liver transplant candidates.
Results: Liver transplantation relies on an appropriate imaging method for its success. During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, chest CT showed an additional value to detect early signs of SARS-CoV-2 infection and other screening modalities are less accurate than radiology.
Conclusion: There is an emerging recognition of the chest CT value to recommend its use and help COVID-19 detection in patients. This examination appears highly sensitive for liver transplant candidates and recipients, who otherwise would have not undergone it, particularly when asymptomatic.
. 2022 Jan 12;2022:7768383.
doi: 10.1155/2022/7768383. eCollection 2022.
Liver Transplant Imaging prior to and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maria Irene Bellini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Daniele Fresilli[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Augusto Lauro[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gianluca Mennini[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Massimo Rossi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Carlo Catalano[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Vito D'Andrea[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vito Cantisani[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35036437
- PMCID: PMC8753253
- DOI: 10.1155/2022/7768383
Abstract
Background: The suspension of the surgical activity, the burden of the infection in immunosuppressed patients, and the comorbidities underlying end-stage organ disease have impacted transplant programs significantly, even life-saving procedures, such as liver transplantation.
Methods: A review of the literature was conducted to explore the challenges faced by transplant programs and the adopted strategies to overcome them, with a focus on indications for imaging in liver transplant candidates.
Results: Liver transplantation relies on an appropriate imaging method for its success. During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, chest CT showed an additional value to detect early signs of SARS-CoV-2 infection and other screening modalities are less accurate than radiology.
Conclusion: There is an emerging recognition of the chest CT value to recommend its use and help COVID-19 detection in patients. This examination appears highly sensitive for liver transplant candidates and recipients, who otherwise would have not undergone it, particularly when asymptomatic.