[Surgical correction of cicatricial stricture of the common bile duct]

The authors describe their observation of 28 patients with extensive scarring stricture of the ductus hepaticocholedochus. The Saĭpol operation was performed in 21 patients, autonomic hepaticojejunostomy with transhepatic change drains in 7 patients. Results of the investigation in the postoperative period have shown the autonomic hepaticojejunostomy to have advantages over the Saĭpol technique.