Endo-therapies for biliary duct-to-duct anastomotic stricture after liver transplantation: Outcomes of a nationwide survey.
Paolo CantùIlaria TarantinoAnna BaldanMassimiliano MutignaniAndrea TringaliGiovanni LombardiAngelo CerofoliniAntonio Di SarioGiorgia CatalanoHelga BertaniDavide GhinolfiValentina BoarinoEnzo MasciMilutin BulajicAntonio PisaniAlberto FantinDario LigrestiLuca BarresiMario TrainaPaolo RavelliEdoardo FortiFederico BarbaroGuido CostamagnaLuca RodellaLuca MaroniMauro SalizzoniRita ConigliaroFranco FilipponiAlberto MerighiTeresa StaianoMichela MonteleoneVincenzo MazzaferroElena ZucchiMaurizio ZilliElena NadalRoberto RosaGiulio SantiIlaria ParzaneseLuciano De CarlisMaria Francesca DonatoPietro LamperticoUmberto MaggiLucio CaccamoGiorgio RossiMaurizio VecchiRoberto PenaginiPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)
Plastic multistenting is confirmed as the preferred first-line treatment, while fully covered self-expandable metal stenting as rescue option for biliary anastomotic strictures. Single stenting has sub-optimal results and should be abandoned.