Table 2.

Liver transplantation for bile duct injury after laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy

	Present study (n = 27)			Studies from literature review (n = 38)
	BDI after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (n =14)	BDI after open cholecystectomy (n = 13)	P§	BDI after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (n = 22)	BDI after open cholecystectomy (n = 16)	P§
Classification of biliary injury	E2: 1	E2: 3	0·014	n.a.	n.a.	–
	E3: 3	E3: 8
	E4: 10	E4: 2
Associated vascular injury	7*	0	0·006	14	3	0·007
Indication for LT			0·006			0·014
Acute liver failure	7	0		7	0
Secondary biliary cirrhosis	7	13		15	16
Death	6†	1	0·048	4‡	3	0·641

^*Of seven patients with associated vascular injury, five were transplanted for acute liver failure and two for secondary biliary cirrhosis.

^†All with acute liver failure; two patients died while on the waiting list and four within 30 days after liver transplantation (LT).

^‡All with acute liver failure; three patients died while on the waiting list and one died 24 days after LT. BDI, bile duct injury; n.a., not available.

^§Fisher's exact test.