27 August 2021>: Original Paper
Can Microscopic Biliary Reconstruction Reduce Biliary Complication Rate in ABO-Incompatible Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation?
Yu-Cheng Lin BCDEF , Tsan-Shiun Lin ABCDF , Chih-Che Lin ABCDEF , Yueh-Wei Liu B , Shih-Ho Wang B , Yi-Ju Wu B , Wei-Feng Li B , Yu-Hung Lin BCDEF , Ting-Lung Lin B , Yi-Chia Chan B , Cheng-Hsi Yeh B , Chih-Chi Wang B , Chao-Long Chen ABDEF , Chee-Chien Yong ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.931963
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e931963
Table 4 Biliary complications of ABO-incompatible and ABO-compatible patients.
ABO-i (n=30) | ABO-c (n=60) | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Biliary complication | 12 (40%) | 9 (15%) | 0.01 |
Onset | 0.03 | ||
Early ( | 9 | 7 | |
Late (>12 months) | 3 | 2 | |
Complication type | 0.02 | ||
Bile leakage | 1 | 2 | |
Anastomotic stricture | 11 | 6 | |
Both | 0 | 1 | |
Management | 0.45 | ||
Pigtail drainage | 0 | 1 | |
ERBD | 10 | 5 | |
Sphincterotomy | 0 | 1 | |
ERBD+Drainage | 0 | 1 | |
ERBD+PTCD | 1 | 0 | |
Surgical revision | 1 | 1 | |
Post treatment status | 0.09 | ||
Remission | 9 | 6 | |
Prolonged PTCD | 1 | 0 | |
Prolonged ERBD | 1 | 1 | |
Re-ERBD | 1 | 1 | |
Non-biliary mortality | 0 | 1 | |
ERBD – endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage; PTCD – percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage. |