Biliary complications in liver transplantation: Impact of anastomotic technique and ischemic time on short- and long-term outcome

Table 7 Short and long term outcome in relation to reconstruction technique, ischemic times and patient groups n (%)

	Cholangitis	ITBL	Rehospitalisation	Re-LT	Death
Rates in total	15 (7.5 )	6 (3 )	21 (10.5)	5 (2.5)	21 (10.5)
Type of reconstruction
SS	14 (93.3)	6 (100)	19 (95)	5 (100)	1 (4.8)
EE	1 (6.7)	0 (0)	2 (5)	0 (0)	0 (0)
HJ	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Ischemic times
CIT > 10 h	2 (13.3)	1 (16.6)	4 (19)	1 (20)	1 (4.8)
WIT > 45 min	6 (40)	1 (16.6)	9 (42.8)	3 (60)	0 (0)
Without complications	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (20)	0 (0)
Anastomotic stenosis	6 (40)	0 (0)	11 (52.4)	2 (40)	1 (4.8)
Bile leakage	1 (6.6)	0 (0)	1 (4.8)	1 (20)	0 (0)
Biliary drain complication	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (4.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Papillary stenosis	3 (20)	0 (0)	3 (14.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)
ITBL	5 (33.4)	6 (100)	5 (23.7)	1 (20)	0 (0)

SS: Side-to side; EE: End-to-end; HJ: Hepeaticojejunostomy; CIT: Cold ischemic time; WIT: Warm ischemic time; ITBL: Ischemic type biliary lesion; LT: Liver transplantation.