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Assessment of Anastomotic Biliary Complications in Adult Patients Undergoing High-Acuity Liver Transplant
Author(s) -
Fady M. Kaldas,
Islam M. Korayem,
Tara A. Russell,
Vatche G. Agopian,
Antony Aziz,
Joseph DiNorcia,
Douglas G. Farmer,
Hasan Yersiz,
Jonathan R. Hiatt,
Ronald W. Busuttil
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5527
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , anastomosis , surgery , liver transplantation , liver disease , retrospective cohort study , cohort , bile duct , population , incidence (geometry) , primary sclerosing cholangitis , transplantation , disease , physics , environmental health , optics
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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