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We aimed to investigate cholangitis related hepatic arterial Doppler ultrasonography findings in liver transplants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients complicated with biopsy proven cholangitis in grafts were prospectively evaluated. Vascular complications were excluded. Doppler ultrasonography parameters including hepatic arterial diameter, resistive index, volume flow, and portal vein maximum velocity were measured twice: first during cholangitis and after full recovery. Data of two groups were compared using paired samples <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic> test and Mann\u2013Whitney <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic> test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean hepatic arterial volume flow, resistive index, and diameter of 33 patients complicated with cholangitis was observed to decrease after recovery from 0.356 to 0.273\u2009L\/min (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.007), from 0.64 to 0.60 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and from 4.9 to 4.4\u2009mm (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), respectively. Portal vein maximum velocity alteration was not statistically significant (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.6).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ultrasound follow\u2010ups after liver transplantation can give us the clue of cholangitis initiation through some altering hepatic arterial Doppler parameters. 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