What is it about?
Assessment of the incidence complications arising at the anastomotic site of biliary reconstruction among recipients of liver transplantation who are highly acute based on their high MELD score, and analysis of the risk factors that predispose patients to their occurrence
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Why is it important?
Anastomotic biliary complications (ABCs) constitute the most common technical complications in liver transplant (LT). Given the ever-increasing acuity of LT, identification of factors contributing to ABCs is essential to minimize morbidity and optimize outcomes. A detailed analysis in a patient population undergoing high-acuity LT is lacking.
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This comprehensive research article focuses on the biliary complications that occur at the anastomotic site which clearly addresses this important complication and looks for risk factors that can be modified to mitigate its incidence.
Islam M. Korayem
Alexandria Faculty of Medicine
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This page is a summary of: Assessment of Anastomotic Biliary Complications in Adult Patients Undergoing High-Acuity Liver Transplant, JAMA Surgery, February 2019, American Medical Association (AMA),
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5527.
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