Response to endoscopic therapy for biliary anastomotic strictures in deceased versus living donor liver transplantation

• Published in: Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 488 - 493
• Main Authors: Chan, Calvin HY, Donnellan, Fergal, Byrne, Michael F, Coss, Alan, Haque, Mazhar, Wiesenger, Holly, Scudamore, Charles H, Steinbrecher, Urs P, Weiss, Alan A, Yoshida, Eric M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Elsevier B.V 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Anastomosis, Surgical; biliary; biliary tract surgical procedures; biliary tree; cholangiopancreatography; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde - adverse effects; Cholestasis - diagnosis; Cholestasis - etiology; Cholestasis - surgery; Constriction, Pathologic; Endocrinology & Metabolism; endoscopic; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; failure; Female; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; liver; liver failure; liver transplantation; Liver Transplantation - adverse effects; Living Donors; Male; Middle Aged; procedures; Reoperation; retrograde; Retrospective Studies; surgical; Time Factors; tract; transplantation; Treatment Outcome; tree; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; biliary tree; liver failure; liver transplantation; biliary tract surgical procedures

BACKGROUND:Endoscopic therapy has been successful in the management of biliary complications after both deceased donor liver transplantation(DDLT) and living donor liver transplantation(LDLT).LDLT is thought to be associated with higher rates of biliary complications,but there are few studies compar...