Complex bile duct injuries: management
E de Santibáñes1, V Ardiles, J Pekolj
1Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina. eduardo.desantibanes@hospitalitaliano.org.ar
Background:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the present treatment of choice for patients with gallbladder stones, despite its being associated with a higher incidence of biliary injuries compared with the open procedure. Injuries occurring during the laparoscopic approach seem to be more complex. A complex biliary injury is a disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat. We considered complex injuries: 1) injuries that involve the confluence; 2) injuries in which repair attempts have failed; 3) any bile duct injury associated with a vascular injury; 4) or any biliary injury in association with portal hypertension or secondary biliary cirrhosis. The present review is an evaluation of our experience in the treatment of these complex biliary injuries and an analysis of the international literature on the management of patients.
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