Biliary complications in recipients of living-donor liver transplantation.
The key points of the management of biliary complications in recipients of living-donor liver transplantation are described. The characteristics of these complications are somewhat different from those in deceased-donor liver transplantation, mainly due to the technical difficulties. Appropriate prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are essential for successful transplants, to avoid the development of secondary biliary cirrhosis when complication occurs.
Takatsuki
Mitsuhisa
M
Department of Transplantation and Digestive Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
Eguchi
Susumu
S
Kawashita
Yujo
Y
Kanematsu
Takashi
T
D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019520:Living Donors; D011183:Postoperative Complications