Biliary strictures complicating living donor liver transplantation: Problems, novel insights and solutions

Table 3 Role of self-expanding metal stent in the management of post living donor liver transplantation biliary strictures

Study	Year	Patients who underwent cSEMS, n	Duration of stent therapy	Stricture resolution, %	Complications, %
Kaffes et al[87]	2014	10	12 wk	100	10
Jang et al[89]	2017	35	3.2 ± 1.4 mo	82.9	14.3
Kao et al[88]1	2013	200	3 mo	80-95	16
Rao et al2	2018	4	8 mo		75

¹This was a meta-analysis comparing SEMS with multiple plastic stent, and both DDLT and LDLT patients were included;

²Unpublished data. cSEMS: Covered Self-expanding metal stent; DDLT: Dead donor liver transplantation; SEMS: Self-expanding metal stent.