Table 2. Technical success, need for PTBD and ability to achieve clinical success with DBE-ERCP in those with liver transplant vs. other surgeries.
Liver transplant | Other surgery | |
Overall technical success (all patients referred for suspected HJAS) |
72.1 % (31/43) | 82.1 % (32/39) P = 0.29 |
Need for PTBD in confirmed HJAS with or without ischemic biliopathy | 56 % (14/25) | 37.5 % (6/16) P = 0.25 |
Clinical success with DBE-ERCP alone in confirmed HJAS with or without ischemic biliopathy | 40 % (10/25) | 62.5 % (10/16) P = 0.16 |
DBE-ERCP, double balloon enteroscopy assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; HJAS, hepaticojejunostomy anastomotic stricture; PTBD, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage.