Brazil. Cholangiographic images were analyzed and results were compared with intraoperative findings. Only anatomical alterations that affected the surgical strategy and had not been previously observed at magnetic resonance cholangiography were considered as being in disagreement. RESULTS: Anatomical variations were found in 7 donors at magnetic resonance cholangiography, and in 14 during surgery. Agreement between imaging and surgical findings was observed in 41 of the 50 patients, and disagreement in 9. Magnetic resonance cholangiography sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy were respectively 43%, 97%, 86%, 81% and 81.6%. CONCLUSION: Magnetic resonance imaging is a safe and noninvase method for preoperative evaluation of the biliary tract in living liver donors. However some anatomical abnormalities are not detected by magnetic resonance cholangiography. Keywords: Liver transplant; Living donors; Magnetic resonance imaging; Biliary tract.OBJETIVO: Avaliar a acurácia da colangiografia por ressonância magnética no estudo da anatomia biliar de doadores de fígado em correlação com achados operatórios. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo de 50 doadores submetidos a transplante hepático intervivos no Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR. As colangiografias foram analisadas e os resultados dos exames foram comparados com os achados intra-operatórios. Apenas alterações anatômicas que promoveram mudança de estratégia cirúrgica, não-evidenciadas previamente pela colangiografia por ressonância magnética, foram consideradas como discordantes. RESULTADOS: Foram encontradas variações pela colangiografia por ressonân-cia magnética em 7 doadores e em 14 durante a cirurgia. Do total de pacientes, 41 resultados foram concordantes e 9 foram discordantes. A sensibilidade, a especificidade, o valor preditivo positivo, o valor preditivo negativo e a acurácia da colangiografia por ressonância magnética foram, respectivamente, de 43%, 97%, 86%, 81% e 81,6%. CONCLUSÃO: Conclui-se que a ressonância magnética é um método de imagem seguro e não-invasivo para avaliação pré-operatória das vias biliares de doadores e que algumas anomalias não são detectadas pela colangiografia por ressonância magnética. should be dedicated to the planning for management of the biliary ducts during liver lobe resection and implantation, considering that the high variability of the biliary anatomy in the population and the pattern of second order biliary branches could change the surgical technique or even represent a contraindication for liver donation
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