A Multi-Facility Randomized Comparative Study Examining the Efficacy of Biliary Reconstruction Under a Surgical Microscope in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

摘要

Postoperative biliary complications in living donor liver transplantation are often difficult to treat, and if treatment is not successful, the patient’s QOL is significantly reduced. The frequency of postoperative biliary complications is reported to be higher than that of deceased donor transplantation. In 2013, Lin et al. reported that while biliary reconstruction has traditionally used a surgical surgical loupe (2.5x–4.5x), biliary reconstruction using a surgical microscope (5x–15x) can reduce the incidence of complications. The objective of this study is to clarify the efficacy of biliary reconstruction using surgical microscope in living donor liver transplantation by a multi-facility, randomized comparative study.