Preliminary results from the use of intraoperative real-time biliary oxygen monitoring in liver transplantation.

Our preliminary results show that distal borders of donor and recipient bile ducts may be low-vascularized areas. Tissue pO2mt is significantly higher in areas close to the hilar plate and to the duodenum in donor and recipient's sides, respectively. Bile duct injury and biliary complications are associated with worse tissue pO2mt.