Long-term outcomes of post-transplant biliary anastomotic strictures: Endoscopic therapy with plastic and metal stents

Figure 1 Treatment with multiple plastic stents. A: Cholangiogram showed a post-liver transplant biliary anastomotic stricture; B: Endoscopic view of multiple plastic stents placed in parallel.

Figure 2 Treatment with a fully covered self-expanding metal stent. A: Cholangiogram showed a biliary anastomotic stricture after liver transplantation; B: Immediate post-placement image of the covered self-expandable metal stents; C: Endoscopic view of the covered self-expandable metal stents.

Figure 3 Flowchart of patients with post-orthotopic liver transplantation biliary anastomotic stricture treated with fully covered self-expandable metal stents or multiple plastic stents. cSEMSs: Covered self-expandable metal stents; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; MPSs: Multiple plastic stents.

Figure 4 Stricture resolution between the groups. cSEMSs: Covered self-expandable metal stents; MPSs: Multiple plastic stents.

Figure 5 Kaplan-Meier analysis of stricture resolution/freedom from recurrence showed no difference in recurrence-free time between the groups. cSEMSs: Covered self-expandable metal stents; MPSs: Multiple plastic stents.