[Rupture of the bile ducts in closed abdominal injuries]

A further case of rupture of the biliary pathways from a closed injury to the abdomen is reported. The exceptional nature of the lesion was further evidenced by the delay in diagnosis of this rupture: on the 45th day after the injury. Reports in the literature describe the most frequent characteristics of such lesions: affecting young adults they are usually the result of road accidents, they are diagnosed at a late stage due to lack of information from complementary examinations, and they raise problems related to the choice of therapy.