The investigators aim to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of PVT, to develop a novel grading or rating system for PVT, and to explore the prognostic impact of preoperative PVT in liver transplantation.
The investigators will:
Recruit patients according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria and obtain signed informed consents. They will collect demographic and laboratory characteristics and classify patients into the PVT group and the non-PVT group based on preoperative ultrasound and/or computed tomography.
Collect patients' perioperative medical imaging, surgical procedures, pathology reports, postoperative treatments, follow-up data, and clinical endpoints.
Comparatively analyze the data of the PVT and non-PVT groups, estimate the prevalence and risk factors of PVT, construct a predictive model for PVT that is applicable in clinical settings, clarify the prognostic effects of PVT, and propose a grading/rating system for PVT.