[Combined injuries of bile ducts and hepatic artery branches in cholecystectomy]

Results of treatment of 25 patients with combined injuries of bile ducts and the common hepatic artery in performing cholecystectomy were studied. In 19 (73.1%) patients the injuries were noted during open and in 7 (26.9%) patients during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patients needed multimodal strategy of treatment with reference to the time when the diagnosis was made and to the characteristics of clinical course. Positive results of treatment were obtained in 84.6% of cases, lethality made up 3.9%.