Data acquisition
Data of 167 (7.87 %) LLDs with postoperative biliary complications (one
intraoperative) diagnosed clinically and radiologically were reviewed in
terms of age, sex, body mass index (BMI: kg/m2), blood group, relation
of LLDs to the recipient, type of LDH (right, left, segment II-III),
time from LDH to ERCP, time from LDH to interventional radiologic
procedures, time from LDH to relaparotomy or HJ. In the following
sections we will define LDH related biliary complications and PTBD
catheter assisted HJ technique in accordance with the objectives of the
present study. Ethical approval was obtained from the Inonu University
Institutional Review Board for non-interventional studies (Approval No:
2019/10-23).