Endoscopic treatment of anastomotic biliary strictures after deceased donor liver transplantation: outcomes after maximal stent therapy
โ Scribed by Shabana F. Pasha; M. Edwyn Harrison; Ananya Das; Cuong C. Nguyen; Hugo E. Vargas; Vijayan Balan; Thomas J. Byrne; David D. Douglas; David C. Mulligan
- Book ID
- 119243869
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 360 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6779
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Endoscopic intervention is considered to be the primary treatment for biliary stricture after adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) with duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors of biliary stricture and the clinical outcomes and predict
Endoscopic treatment has largely replaced surgery as the initial treatment for biliary strictures following living donor liver transplantation; however, this treatment is nearly impossible in patients who have previously undergone hepaticojejunostomy (HJ). We therefore retrospectively evaluated the
Biliary strictures are one of the most common complications following liver transplantation (LT), with an incidence of 5.8-34%. Endoscopic techniques have been successfully used to treat biliary complications; however, the long-term efficacy and safety of this treatment option has not yet been fully