TY - JOUR
T1 - Duct-to-duct Biliary Reconstruction in Living-donor Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
T2 - Report of a Case
AU - Motomura, T.
AU - Yoshizumi, T.
AU - Wang, H.
AU - Nagatsu, A.
AU - Itoh, S.
AU - Harada, N.
AU - Harimoto, N.
AU - Ikegami, T.
AU - Uchiyama, H.
AU - Soejima, Y.
AU - Maehara, Y.
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - Although Roux-en Y hepaticojejunostomy was previously recommended for the biliary reconstruction in liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), some recent reports showed no difference in the graft survival between Roux-en Y and duct-to-duct anastomosis in deceased-donor liver transplantation. On the other hand, considering the risk of recurrence and the short length of the bile duct of the graft, duct-to-duct biliary anastomosis has never been reported in a patient undergoing living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for PSC. A 45 year-old male underwent LDLT using a left-lobe graft donated from his brother. Cholangiography showed no lesion in his common bile duct and duct-to-duct anastomosis was chosen for him. Fifteen months later, he suffered cholangitis due to PSC recurrence and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography was performed. The stents were inserted into his B2 and B3, and he remains well. Because of the ability to easily manage biliary complication, duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction may become the first choice in LDLT for PSC without common bile duct lesions.
AB - Although Roux-en Y hepaticojejunostomy was previously recommended for the biliary reconstruction in liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), some recent reports showed no difference in the graft survival between Roux-en Y and duct-to-duct anastomosis in deceased-donor liver transplantation. On the other hand, considering the risk of recurrence and the short length of the bile duct of the graft, duct-to-duct biliary anastomosis has never been reported in a patient undergoing living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for PSC. A 45 year-old male underwent LDLT using a left-lobe graft donated from his brother. Cholangiography showed no lesion in his common bile duct and duct-to-duct anastomosis was chosen for him. Fifteen months later, he suffered cholangitis due to PSC recurrence and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography was performed. The stents were inserted into his B2 and B3, and he remains well. Because of the ability to easily manage biliary complication, duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction may become the first choice in LDLT for PSC without common bile duct lesions.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.03.069
DO - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.03.069
M3 - Article
C2 - 28583556
AN - SCOPUS:85020111726
SN - 0041-1345
VL - 49
SP - 1196
EP - 1198
JO - Transplantation Proceedings
JF - Transplantation Proceedings
IS - 5
ER -