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This study sought to determine the efficacy of endoscopic treatment of duct-to-duct anastomotic stricture in orthotopic liver transplant. A retrospective chart and database review was carried out using procedure and diagnosis codes during the period of 1997–2001. One hundred ninety-eight adult patients underwent orthotopic liver transplantation from 1997 to 2001. Fifteen patients (age 52±9 years; 60% women) with duct-to-duct anastomotic strictures were identified. They underwent a total of 53 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCPs) and received different endoscopic treatments including biliary dilation, stent placement, and sphinctrerotomy. Thirteen of these patients (87%) had complete resolution of stricture. Of the remaining two patients, one had partial resolution of stricture and underwent long-term self-expanding metal stenting, while the other had no resolution after two ERCPs. We conclude that ERCP was effective in treating 87% of the duct-to-duct anastomotic strictures in this series.
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This paper was presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), San Francisco, California, May 2002.
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Elmi, F., Silverman, W.B. Outcome of ERCP in the Management of Duct-to-Duct Anastomotic Strictures in Orthotopic Liver Transplant. Dig Dis Sci 52, 2346–2350 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9142-0
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