This terms refers to a well-known series of quickly reversible lesions related to liver handling during surgical procedures.
Histological picture is mainly rappresented by diffuse and sometimes severe liver cells swelling: manipulation may frequently generate a focal  inflammatory  infiltrate made by neutrophils.
One another peculiar clinico-pathological picture is rappresented by functional cholestasis. This condition is related to mytocondrial ischemic damage and is dominated by pericentral bilirubinostasis lasting up 4-6 weeks after transplantation.
Due to spontaneous disappearance of all these features, it is very important to get a correct diagnosis to avoid unnecessary medical treatment or further invasive investigations.