ArticleTransplantation direct2018
Role of MRCP in Diagnosing Biliary Anastomotic Strictures After Liver Transplantation: A Single Tertiary Care Center Experience.
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- Percutaneous Transhepatic Sphincterotome-Guided Management of Post-Living Donor Liver Transplant Biliary Anastomotic Stricture: An Innovative Approach.ACG case reports journal · 2024Article
- Serum bile acid levels assist the prediction of biliary stricture and survival after liver transplantation in children.European journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and liver biopsy in the evaluation of elevated liver function tests after liver transplantation.World journal of hepatology · 2021Article
- Impact of machine perfusion of the liver on post-transplant biliary complications: A systematic review.World journal of transplantation · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundBiliary strictures (BS) are common complication after liver transplantation. We aimed to determine the accuracy of magnetic resonance cholagiopancreatography (MRCP) in diagnosing BS in liver transplant recipients (LTRs) when compared to direct cholangiographic methods (endoscopic resonance cholagiopancreatography [ERCP] and/or percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography [PTC]).
methodsRetrospective chart review of 910 LTRs (July 2008 to April 2015) was performed, and a total of 39 patients with duct-to-duct anastomosis (22 males; 56.4%; mean age, 52.8 ± 8.3 years) were included who had an MRCP followed by either ERCP and/or PTC within 4 weeks. A
resultsMagnetic resonance cholagiopancreatography showed anastomotic BS in 17 of 39 patients, and subsequent ERCP and/or PTC revealed a total of 25 BS (positive predictive value of 0.94). Nine BS on cholangiography (ERCP, 8; PTC, 1) were not detected on earlier MRCP (sensitivity, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.45-0.82); 2 were
conclusionsMagnetic resonance cholagiopancreatography has high specificity but low sensitivity in diagnosing
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