Telescopic Biliary Reconstruction in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation With 1-Year Follow-up

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 562 - 565
• Main Authors: Karakas, S, Sarici, K.B, Ozdemir, F, Ersan, V, Ince, V, Baskiran, A, Kayaalp, C, Kutlu, R, Yilmaz, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Anastomosis, Surgical - methods; Anastomotic Leak - etiology; Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures - methods; Case-Control Studies; Common Bile Duct - blood supply; Common Bile Duct - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gallbladder - surgery; Graft Survival - physiology; Hepatic Artery - surgery; Humans; Ischemia - etiology; Liver Transplantation - methods; Living Donors; Male; Middle Aged; Mucous Membrane - surgery; Retrospective Studies; Surgery

Abstract Background Biliary complications are important during liver transplantation because of their effect on recipient and graft survival, incidence, and the long treatment period. These complications are associated with 50% morbidity and 30% mortality rates in recent studies. One of the most imp...