Biliary complications in liver transplantation: Impact of anastomotic technique and ischemic time on short- and long-term outcome

Figure 1 Normal anatomy of bile duct anastomosis (side-to-side): T-tube X-ray six weeks after liver transplantation.

Figure 2 Different types of bile duct anastomotic pathologies: All T-tube X-rays six weeks after liver transplantation. A: Stenosis (> 30%) after side-to-side anstomosis, resolved after endoscopic stent treatment for 3 mo; B: Stenosis (> 30%) after end-to-end anstomosis, all lab values normal, no clinical relevance, no intervention; C: No anastomotic stenosis but incongruence of graft- and recipient bile duct, no clinical relevance, normal lab values, surveillance.