Biliary tract complications following orthotopic liver transplantation: an analysis of 3 cases

Objective: To explore the causes of biliary tract complication following orthotopic liver transplantation(OLT).Methods: The clinical data of 3 patients suffering from biliary tract complications after OLT were retrospectively analyzed.Results: The biliary tract complications occurred 1 to 3 months after OLT.The mean cold and warm ischemic time were 8.5 hours and 3 minutes respectively.Virus infection occurred in one case and acute rejection occurred in one case after transplantation.Conclusions: Many factors are responsible for biliary tract complications.The main causes are inadequate blood supply,ischemic reperfusion injury,viral infection and rejection.