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06 April 2021: Original Paper

Intensified Endoscopic Evaluation for Biliary Complications After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Tim R. Glowka 1ABCDEF , Caroline Karlstetter 1BCF , Tobias J. Weismüller 2BCD , Tim O. Vilz 1CD* , Christian P. Strassburg 2CD , Jörg C. Kalff 1CD , Steffen Manekeller 1ACDEF

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.928907

Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e928907

Table 1 Demographics.

No biliary complicationsBiliary complicationsP
n=59n=43
Age (a)54 (45–63)58 (51–63)0.18
Gender0.38
 Male38 (64%)21 (49%)
 Female21 (36%)19 (51%)
BMI25.30±4.0425.99±5.050.45
Cause of cirrhosis*
 Alcohol17 (29%)9 (21%)0.37
 Viral hepatitis22 (37%)6 (14%)
 Primary sclerosing cholangitis10 (17%)4 (9%)0.27
 Other15 (25%)25 (58%)
Hepatocellular carcinoma17 (29%)10 (23%)0.53
labMELD20 (9–32)28 (12–36)0.17
High urgent transplant8 (14%)5 (12%)0.77
Child-Turcotte-Pugh
 A17 (29%)10 (23%)0.53
 B20 (34%)12 (28%)0.52
 C22 (37%)21 (49%)0.24
Blood group
 025 (42%)12 (28%)0.13
 A18 (31%)25 (58%)
Previous abdominal surgery22 (37%)25 (58%)
Redo transplantation5 (8%)6 (14%)0.52
TIPS prior to surgery10 (17%)8 (19%)0.83
Pre-existing conditions
 Cardiac9 (15%)11 (26%)0.2
 Pulmonary9 (15%)10 (23%)0.31
 Renal22 (37%)22 (51%)0.16
 Diabetes11 (19%)13 (30%)0.17
CMV donor positive19 (32%)18 (42%)0.35
CMV recipient positive27 (46%)17 (40%)0.48
Data are expressed as number (%), mean±standard deviation or median (interquartile range). TIPS – transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
* Multiple responses possible.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358