Donors Older Than 75 Years Do Not Influence the Appearance of Biliary Complications After Liver Transplantation

[:es]González-Sánchez, M.R.(Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB), Murcia, Spain);  Cascales-Campos, P.A.(Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB), Murcia, Spain);  López-Espín, J.J. (Operation Research Institute, University of Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain);  Febrero, B.(Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB),Murcia, Spain);  Pons, J.A.(Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB), Murcia, Spain); Vargas Acosta, A.(Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB), Murcia, Spain);  Ros, J. (Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB),Murcia, Spain);  Sánchez-Bueno, F. (Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB), Murcia, Spain);  Robles, R.(Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB), Murcia, Spain);  Sáenz, L. (Clinical Analysis Department,Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain)  Ramírez, P. (Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB), Murcia, Spain);  Parilla, P.(Transplant Unit, General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Instituto Murciano de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IMIB), Murcia, Spain).
Abstract: Background. In recent years, several studies have shown that the age of the donor may be related to an increase in the occurrence of biliary complications (BCs), which remain the main cause of morbidity after liver transplantation. This study analyzed the type and management of these BCs, the impact of BCs on graft and patient survival rates, and the influence of some characteristics of donors and recipients on BC appearance in patients transplanted with donors 75 years of age or older.[:]