title: Biliary complications after liver transplantation.
abstract: Biliary complications remain a substantial cause of morbidity following liver transplantation. They have been reported to occur in a rate of 10-15% of full-size transplantations and may be higher in living donor, split or reduced size liver transplantations. The most common biliary complications following liver transplantations are leaks and strictures. In both, the incidence varies with respect to type of graft and donor as well as the type of biliary anastomosis. The management of the biliary complications requires a multidisciplinary approach and has changed over the past decade, favoring endoscopic and radiological techniques. Surgical revision including retransplantation is reserved for patients in whom endoscopic and interventional modalities are unsuccessful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hampe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Encke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehrabi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schemmer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stiehl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sauer
mesh_terms: D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications