27 August 2021 : Original article
Can Microscopic Biliary Reconstruction Reduce Biliary Complication Rate in ABO-Incompatible Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation?
Yu-Cheng Lin1BCDEF, Tsan-Shiun Lin1ABCDF, Chih-Che Lin1ABCDEF, Yueh-Wei Liu1B, Shih-Ho Wang1B, Yi-Ju Wu1B, Wei-Feng Li1B, Yu-Hung Lin1BCDEF, Ting-Lung Lin1B, Yi-Chia Chan1B, Cheng-Hsi Yeh1B, Chih-Chi Wang1B, Chao-Long Chen1ABDEF, Chee-Chien Yong1ABCDEF*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. | |||