PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Matthew Fasullo
AU  - Milan Patel
AU  - Lauren Khanna
AU  - Tilak Shah
TI  - Post-transplant biliary complications: advances in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment
AID  - 10.1136/bmjgast-2021-000778
DP  - 2022 May 01
TA  - BMJ Open Gastroenterology
PG  - e000778
VI  - 9
IP  - 1
4099  - http://bmjopengastro.bmj.com//content/9/1/e000778.short
4100  - http://bmjopengastro.bmj.com//content/9/1/e000778.full
SO  - BMJ Open Gastro2022 May 01; 9
AB  - Liver transplantation (LT) is the only curative therapy in patients with end-stage liver disease. Long-term survival is excellent, yet LT recipients are at risk of significant complications. Biliary complications are an important source of morbidity after LT, with an estimated incidence of 5%–32%. Post-LT biliary complications include strictures (anastomotic and non-anastomotic), bile leaks, stones, and sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. Prompt recognition and management is critical as these complications are associated with mortality rates up to 20% and retransplantation rates up to 13%. This review aims to summarise our current understanding of risk factors, natural history, diagnostic testing, and treatment options for post-transplant biliary complications.No data are available.