<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the
diagnosis and managements of
hepatic artery complications in orthotopic
liver transplantation.</p><p><b>
METHODS</b>The clinical data of 107 consecutive orthotopic
liver transplantation patients was reviewed retrospectively to assess the
risk factors and the
diagnosis and
treatment of the vascular
complications.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The
incidence of the
artery related
complications in orthotopic
liver transplantation was associated with the quality of the
donor organ
artery and the reconstruction way of
donor-recipient
artery intimately. The main
hepatic artery related
complications were
hepatic artery thrombosis and
stenosis. The
incidence of the vascular
complications was 6.54%, and the mortality rate was 85.7%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The main influence factors of vascular
complications were the quality of the
donor organ
artery and the reconstruction way of
donor-recipient
artery. The key steps of organ salvaging and the
patients'
life saving were
early diagnosis and
treatment of those
complications.</p>