Early laboratory values after liver transplantation are associated with anastomotic biliary strictures.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-28-2022
Abstract
BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: The aim of this study was to evaluate longitudinal changes of post-liver transplantation (LT) biliary anatomy and to assess the association of increased laboratory values after LT with the development of post-LT anastomotic biliary stricture (ABS).
METHODS: Adult deceased donor LT recipients from 2008 and 2019 were evaluated. ABS was defined after blinded review of endoscopic cholangiograms. Controls were patients who underwent LT for hepatocellular carcinoma who did not have any clinical or biochemical concerns for ABS.
RESULTS: Of 534 patients who underwent LT, 57 patients had ABS and 57 patients served as controls. On MRI, ABS patients had a narrower anastomosis (2.47 ± 1.32 mm vs. 3.38 ± 1.05 mm;
CONCLUSIONS: Elevation of laboratory values early after LT is associated with ABS formation.
Volume
26
Issue
1
First Page
76
Last Page
83
ISSN
2508-5859
Published In/Presented At
Fasullo, M., Kandakatla, P., Amerinasab, R., Kohli, D. R., Shah, T., Patel, S., Bhati, C., Bouhaidar, D., Siddiqui, M. S., & Vachhani, R. (2022). Early laboratory values after liver transplantation are associated with anastomotic biliary strictures. Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, 26(1), 76–83. https://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.21-103
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
35013006
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article