Duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction with or without an intraductal removable stent in liver transplantation: The BILIDRAIN-T multicentric randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Biliary complications (BC) following liver transplantation (LT) are responsible for significant morbidity. No technical procedure during reconstruction has been associated with a risk reduction of BC. The placement of an intraductal removable stent (IRS) during reconstruction followed by its endoscopic removal showed feasibility and safety in a preliminary study. This multicentric randomised controlled trial aimed at evaluating the impact of an IRS on BC following LT.

Methods

This multicentric randomised controlled trial was conducted in 7 centres from April 2015 to February 2019. Randomisation was done during LT when a duct-to-duct anastomosis was confirmed with at least 1 of the stump diameters ≤7 mm. In the IRS group, a custom-made segment of a T-tube wa

SUBMITTER: Goumard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9445377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature