title: Biliary variations and biliary complications in living donor liver transplantation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the relationship between biliary complications of recipients and biliary variations of donors in living donor liver transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2008 to February 2011, 60 adult patients underwent LDLT at West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China. After cholecystectomy, an intraoperative cholangiogram was routinely performed through the cystic duct to identify biliary anatomy. The recipients have been followed up for 3 to 40 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Biliary complications developed in 9 patients (15.0%) and 3 (5.0%) were diagnosed as anastomotic leakage, while 6 (10.0%) developed strictures. The incidence of biliary variations was 26%. There was no statistical difference in biliary complications no matter the biliary variations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Performing biliary variations assessment may contribute to reduction of biliary complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sichuan University Medical School, Chengdu, China. lichen19841013@163.com
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tianfu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Lunan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Wentao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiayin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Mingqing
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yonggang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000209:etiology*; D017734:Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D002758:Cholangiography; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies