Patient type | Definition of inadequate biliary drainage |
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Drainage naïve | Serum Bilirubin >50 μmol/L. |
Drainage non-naïve | Persistently rising total bilirubin level above 50 μmol/L (i.e. no stent placed or insufficient draining stent). |
Persistent biliary dilatation in the FLR on imaging (i.e. previous stent placed in contralateral side of liver). |