Biliary strictures in the liver transplant patient

Biliary complications are the most common adverse events following liver transplantation (LT). Living donor liver transplantation have a higher rate of biliary complications compared to deceased donor liver transplantation. Multiple risk factors have been implicated in the development of biliary strictures, which could be categorized into recipient, graft, operative factors and post-operative factors. Bile duct strictures following liver transplantation are classified as anastomotic strictures (BAS) or non-anastomotic strictures (NAS).

Source: Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - June 21, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Kaveh Sharzehi Source Type: research