Emergency percutaneous biliary drainage in patients post liver transplantation.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of emergent biliary drainage in post-liver-transplant patients. We reviewed the results of 17 biliary drainages in 15 post-liver-transplant patients. After biliary drainage there was a 72.8% decrease in direct bilirubin and 52.5% decrease in gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP). Anastomotic stricture was the most common cause of biliary obstruction. Emergent biliary decompression in post-liver-transplant patients is a life-saving procedure with a high success rate and immediate positive results.
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Radiology, 150 Bergen St., UH C318, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. judemd@yahoo.com
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D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional