Stent placement can achieve same prognosis as endoscopic nasobiliary drainage in treatment of bile leakage after liver transplantation

Figure 1 Common causes of early bile leakage. A: The common causes of early bile leakage, including cracks around the T-tube, poor suturing, incomplete healing and insufficiency of blood supply; B: Stent placement for bile leakage; C: Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage for bile leakage. ENBD: Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage.

Figure 2 Patient enrollment flowchart. ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; LT: Liver transplantation; ENBD: Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage.