[Late results after reconstruction of iatrogenic bile duct injuries]

Between 1964 and 1978 9084 patients had been operated because of benign diseases of the gall bladder and the gall tract, out of these 64 because of iatrogenic lesion in primary surgery. As a criterion for our long-term results 48 patients were reviewed by a written questionnaire and 41 responded to it. Out of these 5 complained about persisting symptoms, which in 3 cases could be traced back to biliary cirrhosis and in one case to a thrombosis of the vena portae. Ine on case no pathological changings could be found. A good long-term result was seen in 36 of all operations because of iatrogenic gall tract lesion.