Research Article
Biliary Leak in Post-Liver-Transplant Patients: Is There Any Place for Metal Stent?
Table 1
Patients demographics.
| Type of stent | PCSEMS | FCSEMS with fins | FCSEMS with flare ends |
| N | 3 | 18 | 10 |
| Gender | | | | Male | 3 | 15 | 7 |
| Age | | | | (mean ± SD) | | | | Median (range) | 40–56 | 42–60 | 48–69 |
| Underlying liver disease | | | | HCV | | 6 | 4 | Ethanol | | 3 | 1 | Cryptogenic | 2 | 3 | 2 | HCV + ethanol | | 2 | 2 | HBV | | 1 | | NASH | 1 | 1 | 1 | Other | | 2 | |
| Post-OLT leak location | | | | Anastomotic | 1 (33.3%) | 14 (77.8%) | 7 (70%) | Nonanastomotic | 2 (66.7%) | 4 (22.2%) | 3 (30%) |
| Time OLT to procedure (days) | | | | Mean (SD) | 36 (±8) | 53.2 (±85.8) | 22.9 (±16.4) | Median (range) | 33 (29–45) | 20 (6–328) | 19 (5–63) |
| Previous plastic stenting | | | | Yes | 100% | 3 (16.7%) | 2 (20%) | T-tube | 0 | 0 | 1 (10%) |
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OLT: orthotopic liver transplant, SD: standard deviation, HCV: hepatitis C virus; HBC: hepatitis B virus; others (hemochromatosis, alpha-1-antitrypsin). PCSEMS: partially covered self-expanding metal stent, FCSEMS: fully covered self-expanding metal stent.
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