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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2026; 18(5): 119587
Published online May 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i5.119587
Table 1 Clinical parameters of recipients developing post-liver transplant anastomotic biliary strictures
Parameter
n (%)
Demographics
    Total 176
    Male130 (74)
    Female46 (26)
    Male/female2.82/1
Age distribution (year)
    14-182 (1)
    18-5067 (38)
    > 50107 (61)
Co-morbid conditions
    Diabetes mellitus47 (27)
    Hypertension33 (19)
    Ischemic heart disease4 (2)
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease4 (2)
Indication for liver transplant
    Hepatitis C virus106 (60.23)
    Cryptogenic cirrhosis21 (11.93)
    Hepatitis B virus17 (9.66)
    Metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis8 (4.55)
    Budd-Chiari syndrome7 (3.98)
    Hepatitis B & delta virus coinfection5 (2.84)
    Wilson’s disease3 (1.7)
    Alcoholic liver disease3 (1.7)
    Primary biliary cholangitis2 (1.1)
    Hepatitis B & C virus coinfection2 (1.1)
    Primary hyperoxaluria2 (1.1)
Hepatocellular carcinoma37 (38.1)
Type of graft with anastomotic biliary stricture
    Right lobe168 (95.45)
    Left lobe 8 (4.55)
Type of biliary reconstructions among 820 recipients
    Single duct-duct anastomosis631 (77)
        Right lobe531 (84)
        Left lobe100 (16)
    Two separate duct – duct anastomosis161 (20)
    Two ducts on a single patch28 (3)


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