Influence of early biliary complications on survival rates after pediatric liver transplantation-A positive outlook.
Valeria BerchtoldFranka MessnerAnnemarie WeissenbacherRupert OberhuberAndreas EntenmannDenise AldrianGeorg VogelChristian MargreiterHanno UlmerJohanna KrapfBenno CardiniHans J SchlittRaimund MargreiterDietmar ÖfnerThomas MüllerStefan SchneebergerPublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2021)
Early biliary complications after pediatric liver transplantation is frequent. The occurrence of EBC significantly increased post-transplant morbidity without affecting mortality. Multiple bile ducts were the only risk factor for the development of EBC in our cohort.