BILIARY COMPLICATIONS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

Background: Biliary reconstitution has been considered the Achilles’s heel of liver transplantations due to its high rate of postoperative complications. Aim: To evaluate the risk factors for occurrence of biliary strictures and leakages, and the most efficient methods for their treatment. Method: Of 310 patients who underwent liver transplantation between 2001 and 2015, 182 medical records were retrospectively analyzed. Evaluated factors...