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Recent experience with benign biliary strictures.

C B Ross1, W Z H'Doubler, K W Sharp

  • 1Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232.

The American Surgeon
|January 1, 1989
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Managing benign biliary strictures is challenging. Roux-en-Y biliary enteric diversion procedures show high success rates, with long-term follow-up essential for optimal patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Biliary Tract Surgery

Background:

  • Benign biliary strictures present complex management challenges in general surgery.
  • Etiologies include iatrogenic, pancreatic, idiopathic, and traumatic causes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the outcomes of surgical and percutaneous interventions for benign biliary strictures.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of different treatment modalities, particularly Roux-en-Y procedures.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 28 consecutive patients treated between 1972 and 1987.
  • Surgical interventions included 27 operations; nonoperative management involved three percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilatations.

Main Results:

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  • Overall treatment success was achieved in 23 of 28 patients (mean follow-up: 4 years).
  • Roux-en-Y biliary enteric diversion procedures demonstrated high success rates: choledochojejunostomy (100%) and hepaticojejunostomy (87.5%).
  • Four of five initially unsuccessful cases were successfully treated with remedial operations.

Conclusions:

  • Benign biliary strictures require individualized treatment approaches, incorporating both operative and nonoperative options.
  • Roux-en-Y biliary enteric diversion is a highly effective treatment for benign biliary strictures.
  • Long-term follow-up is crucial due to the potential for stricture recurrence.