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Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Followed by Primary Suture Using a Modified Bile Duct Incision
Published on: May 2, 2025
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for extraction of a round worm
G S Moirangthem1, C Arunkumar Singh, K Lokendra
1Gastroenterology Section, Department of Surgery, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, India. drmoirangthem@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
A 35 years old lady presented with fever, biliary colic, mild jaundice, indigestion and flatulence. The upper abdominal ultrasonography revealed cholecystitis with sludge and a round worm in the common bile duct. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and exploration of the bile duct for the removal of round worm was performed. The post-operative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged fit on the 4th post-operative day.

