Long-term Results in Comparative Analysis of Merits in Using Polypropylene and Polydioxanone for Microsurgical Biliary Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Bile duct complications hamper patient recovery from a transplant, curtail patient quality of life, and may impair the function and persistent survival of the allograft. The aim of this study is to compare the results of biliary reconstruction using 6-0 polypropylene and 6-0 polydioxanone. A single-center retrospective study was performed on 133 patients who underwent microsurgical biliary reconstruction during living donor liver transplantation...