Since 1963, when the first human liver transplantation (LT) was performed by Thomas Starzl,
the world has witnessed 50 years of development in surgical techniques …

Roux-en-Y entero-enteric anastomosis of the small bowel is a commonly used surgical
technique. However, it excludes the afferent limb and the biliopancreatic system from …

Purpose To evaluate the outcome of liver transplantation for acute-on-chronic liver failure.
Patients and methods From November 1991 to December 2007, 517 patients underwent …

This study analyzed how features of a liver graft and the technique of biliary reconstruction
interact to affect biliary complications in pediatric liver transplantation. A retrospective …

The only therapy for a patient with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) is liver transplantation,
which is performed by using either a cadaveric liver from a deceased donor or a portion of a …

Background Roux-en-Y reconstructive surgery excludes the biliopancreatic system from
conventional endoscopic access. Balloon-assisted enteroscopy allows therapeutic …

Background. Bile duct-to-duct reconstruction is now used in living-donor liver transplantation
(LDLT) for adult patients. Methods. The results of duct-to-duct reconstruction were …

Results. The mean follow-up period after LDLT was 2.7±2.1 years (range, 0.01-7.52). Of the
83 recipients, six (7.2%) developed biliary strictures (four at anastomotic site and two at …

We describe our early and long‐term experience with routine biliary reconstruction via a
microsurgical technique in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). One hundred seventy …

Background. We present retrospective analysis of our 15-year experience with pediatric
living donor liver transplantation, focusing on the risk factors, treatments, and long-term …