Liver Graft Failure after Plastic Stent Removal of an Anastomotic Biliary Stricture
- Author:
Jung Won CHUN
1
;
Nam-Joon YI
;
Haeryoung KIM
;
Woo Hyun PAIK
Author Information
- Publication Type:CASE REPORT
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2022;79(5):217-221
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A biliary anastomotic stricture developed 13 months after living donor liver transplantation in a 19-year-old male with congenital hepatic fibrosis. Endoscopic management with balloon dilation followed by the placement of a 7F plastic stent was performed for the anastomotic stricture. After 6 months of indwelling of the stent, the plastic stent was removed because the stenosis and cholestasis were improved. One month after stent removal, he was admitted for acute liver graft failure owing to cholestatic hepatitis, and required retransplantation secondary to graft loss.
