Progress in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation

Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is the most frequent vascular complication following with liver transplantation, whichis the foremost cause of primary graft nonfunction, graft loss and recipient’s death. Hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation wasdivided into early hepatic artery thrombosis (E-HAT) and late hepatic artery thrombosis (L-HAT). And the etiologywascomplex, clinical presentations were diversity, treatment effects were controversial, therefore, the early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment of hepa-tic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation are very important. In this paper, the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation were reviewed. Key words: Liver transplantation; Hepatic artery thrombosis