Transplant Interventions in the Liver Transplant Patient

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Location: Music City Center, 202 A

CE: 1.25

Content Level: 200 (intermediate)

Coordinator(s)

Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division, United States
Philip Orons, DO, FSIR (he/him/his)

Chief of Interventional Radiology, UPMC
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States

The audience will become familar with the vascular anatomy of liver transplants as well as with the comolications which can occur. The session will focus on the pathophysioogy of the vascualr complications that can occur and become familiar with management strategies , their consequenes and sequellae. A special session on unique challenges and indicarions of combined liver organ transplants will also be explored.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the relevant vascualr anatomy in a liver transplant.
Understand the physiologic consequences of vascualar complications and pathology in the liver transplant patient.
Develop a global understanding of the combined liver /organ trnasplant.

Presentations:

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

Portal Hypertension and Modulating Portal Flow in the Liver Transplant Patient
Speaker: Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT

The Living Donor Hepatic Arterial Interventions
Speaker: Philip D. Orons, DO, FSIR (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT

Combined Liver Transplants Liver/kidney, Liver/heart, Liver/lung: Indications and Outcomes
Speaker: Sanjeeva Kalva, MD, FACR, FSIR, MBBS, RPVI (he/him/his) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

Venous Outflow Complications: Diagnosis and Treatment
Speaker: Sameer Gadani, MD, FSIR – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

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