Feasibility and Safety of ERCP in the Treatment of Biliary Strictures after Liver Transplantation: With a Report of 37 Cases

Table 1

The characteristics and clinical details of study subjects.

Items	(%)
Gender
Male	33 (89.2)
Female	4 (10.8)
Age (years)
18~39	8 (21.6)
40~59	26 (70.3)
60~70	3 (8.1)
Type of pretransplant disease
Liver failure	7 (18.9)
Cirrhotic decompensation	16 (43.2)
Alcoholic liver disease	4 (10.8)
Liver cancer	7 (18.9)
Others	3 (8.1)
BMI (kg/m^2)
<18.5	20 (54.1)
18.5~24.0	16 (43.2)
>24.0	1 (2.7)
Chronic disease conditions
Yes	17 (45.9)
No	20 (54.1)
Type of first ERCP stent placement
Metal stent	11 (29.7)
Plastic stent	26 (70.3)
Time to first stricture after LT (months)
<3	22 (59.5)
3~	11 (29.7)
6~	2 (5.4)
12~	2 (5.4)
EST
Yes	7 (18.9)
No	30 (81.1)