High incidence of biliary complications in rat liver transplantation: Can we avoid it?

Table 1 Incidence rates of biliary complications in different groups

Groups	n	Abscess	Sludge	EBD	IBD	Total
Group A							41.7%e (25/60)
A1	30	26.70% (8/30)	13.30% (4/30)	26.70% (8/30)	13.30% (4/30)	33.30% (10/30)
A2	30	43.30% (13/30)	20% (6/30)	26.70% (8/30)	10% (3/30)	50%a (15/30)
Group B							32.50% (13/40)
B1	10	10% (1/10)	0	30% (3/10)	0	30% (3/10)
B2	10	10% (1/10)	0	20% (2/10)	10% (1/10)	20% (2/10)
B3	10	30% (3/10)	20% (2/10)	40% (4/10)	10% (1/10)	50%c (5/10)
B4	10	20% (2/10)	10% (1/10)	30% (3/10)	10%t (1/10)	30% (3/10)
Group C	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	105	26.70% (28/105)	12.40% (13/105)	26.70% (28/105)	9.52% (10/105)	36.20% (38/105)

Some rats had two (or more) kinds of biliary complications at the same time.

^aP < 0.05 vs A1;

^cP < 0.05 vs B1, B2 and B4;

^eP < 0.05 vs groups B and C EBD: Extrahepatic biliary dilatation; IBD: Intrahepatic biliary dilatation.