Primary liver transplantation vs transplant after Kasai portoenterostomy in children with biliary atresia: A retrospective Brazilian single-center cohort

Table 2 Outcomes in biliary atresia recipients who underwent liver transplantation with and without previous portoenterostomy

Parameter	No-PE, n = 23	PE, n = 19	P value
HAT	2 (8.7)	4 (21.1)	0.38
PVT	9 (39.1)	2 (10.5)	0.07
PVS	4 (17.4)	4 (21.1)	1
Biliary fistula	9 (39.1)	6 (31.6)	0.75
Biliary stricture	5 (21.7)	8 (42.1)	0.19
Reoperation	7 (30.4)	2 (10.5)	0.14
Acute rejection	5 (21.7)	3 (15.8)	0.7
Chronic rejection	2 (8.7)	0	0.49
EBV infection	14 (60.9)	9 (47.4)	0.5
CMV infection	19 (82.6)	13 (68.4)	0.46

Data are n (%). CMV: Cytomegalovirus; EBV: Epstein Barr virus; HAT: Hepatic artery thrombosis; LT: Liver transplant; PE: Portoenterostomy; PVS: Portal vein stenosis; PVT: Portal vein thrombosis.