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| Comment on “The role of graft reperfusion sequence in the development of non-anastomotic biliary strictures following orthotopic liver transplantation: A meta-analysis” |
| Lars Cornelis Pietersen a , ∗, Bart van Hoek b , Andries Erik Braat a |
a Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
b Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
∗ Corresponding author.
E-mail address: L.C.Pietersen@lumc.nl (L.C. Pietersen). |
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Abstract With great interest we read the article by Bekheit et al. “The role of graft reperfusion sequence in the development of non-anastomotic biliary strictures following orthotopic liver transplantation: a meta-analysis” [1] . The authors performed a metaanalysis of published studies comparing the outcomes of initial portal reperfusion (IPR) (sequential) versus simultaneous reperfusion (SimR) or initial arterial reperfusion (IAR). The primary objective of the study was to “compare the incidence of nonanastomotic biliary stricture, in both techniques”.
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2019, Vol. 18 
