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Primary common bile duct closure
Objective:
To show that primary closure of the common bile duct following minicholecystectomy is safe and effective.
Design:
Eighty-nine primary common bile duct closures done over 13 years.
Setting:
General community hospital.
Patients:
Patients with cholangiographic evidence of stones in the common bile duct.
Interventions:
Minicholecystectomy followed by a primary common bile duct closure or common bile duct closure over a T tube.
Main Outcome Measures:
Successful clinical result of primary common bile duct closure following minicholecystectomy.
Results:
Eighty-nine primary closures of the common bile duct between 1983 and 1986, resulting in successful clinical outcomes.
Conclusion:
Primary closure of the common bile duct following minicholecystectomy is safe, effective, and inexpensive.