Can Microscopic Biliary Reconstruction Reduce Biliary Complication Rate in ABO-Incompatible Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation?

Yu-Cheng Lin; Tsan-Shiun Lin; Chih-Che Lin; Yueh-Wei Liu; Shih-Ho Wang; Yi-Ju Wu; Wei-Feng Li; Yu-Hung Lin; Ting-Lung Lin; Yi-Chia Chan; Cheng-Hsi Yeh; Chih-Chi Wang; Chao-Long Chen; Chee-Chien Yong

doi:10.12659/AOT.931963

27 August 2021 : Original article

Can Microscopic Biliary Reconstruction Reduce Biliary Complication Rate in ABO-Incompatible Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation?

Yu-Cheng Lin^1BCDEF, Tsan-Shiun Lin^1ABCDF, Chih-Che Lin^1ABCDEF, Yueh-Wei Liu^1B, Shih-Ho Wang^1B, Yi-Ju Wu^1B, Wei-Feng Li^1B, Yu-Hung Lin^1BCDEF, Ting-Lung Lin^1B, Yi-Chia Chan^1B, Cheng-Hsi Yeh^1B, Chih-Chi Wang^1B, Chao-Long Chen^1ABDEF, Chee-Chien Yong^1ABCDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.931963

Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e931963

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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of ABO-incompatible and ABO-compatible patients.

	ABO-i (n=30)	ABO-c (n=60)	p Value
Age (years)	53.94±7.49	54.56±6.89	0.70
Male/Female	25/5	50/10	1.00
BMI	25 (20–34)	24 (17–30)	0.02
Diagnosis			0.10
HBV	15 (50.0%)	26 (43.3%)
HCV	4 (13.3%)	23 (38.3%)
Alcoholic	7 (23.3%)	7 (11.7%)
PBC	1 (3.3%)	2 (3.3%)
Others	3 (10.0%)	2 (3.3%)
HCC	17 (56.7%)	28 (46.7%)	0.37
MELD score	11 (6~21)	11 (6~22)	0.85
GRWR (%)	0.87±0.2%	1.13±1.3%	0.28
PBC – primary biliary cholangitis; HCC – hepatocellular carcinoma; MELD score – model for end-stage liver disease; GRWR – graft-to-recipient weight ratio.

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