Abstract

BALDERRAMO, Domingo  and  CARDENAS, Andrés. Diagnosis and treatment of biliary complications associated with liver transplantation. Gen [online]. 2013, vol.67, n.2, pp.111-115. ISSN 0016-3503.

Biliary complications ocurr in 10 - 25% of liver transplant recipients and are associated to a significant morbidity and the possibility of graft failure. The most common biliary complications are strictures (both anastomotic and non-anastomotic), bile leaks and stones. Most of these complications can be appropriately managed with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. This article will review the diagnosis, risk factors, and endoscopic management of biliary complications related to liver transplantation.

Keywords : endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; liver transplantation; biliary complications; biliary strictures.

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