Biliary complication is the most common complications after liver transplantation, and it happens more often after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) than deceased donor liver transplantation.~Many transplant centers adopted their own methods to improve biliary complications after LDLT. One suggested method is the application of external biliary drainage (EBD).~A prospective study was planned to demonstrate effect of EBD on biliary complication after LDLT. Patients who underwent LDLT with duct-to-duct anastomosis will be randomly assinged to application of EBD or conventional duct-to-duct anastomosis without EBD according to a computer generated randomization sequence and allocated in a 1:1 ratio to one of two groups.~Primary outcome is biliary complication incidence 1 year after LDLT.
This study was designed to demonstrate incidence of biliary complication rates after living donor liver transplantation according to the implantation of external biliary drainage throug duct-to-duct anastomosis site.