Background: Bile duct injury (BDI) is a devastating complication following cholecystectomy.
After initial management of BDI, patients stay at risk for late complications including …

Objective: The aim of the study was to systematically review and meta-analyze the available
evidence regarding the association between timing of repair or referral and clinical …

To review the classification and general guidelines for treatment of bile duct injury patients
and their long term results. In a 20-year period, 510 complex circumferential injuries have …

Methods: A total of 200 BDI patients [age 54 (20–83); 64 male], followed up for median 60 (5–
212) months were assessed for morbidity. Factors contributing to this were analyzed with a …

BACKGROUND: In patients with surgically altered anatomy, ERCP is often unsuccessful.
Single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) enables deep intubation of the small bowel, permitting …

Background Considerable debate surrounds the timing of repair of injury to the common bile
duct following cholecystectomy. In the absence of sepsis or significant peritoneal soiling …

Background: The Hepp-Couinaud technique describes side-to-side HJ to the main left
hepatic duct but a side-to-side approach is not consistently used when repairing other ducts …

Background Biliary injury during cholecystectomy can be managed successfully by biliary
reconstruction in the majority of patients; however, a proportion of patients may require …

Bile duct injury (BDI) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) remains a significant surgical
challenge. Despite claims to the contrary, the incidence of bile duct injury has remained …

Experience alone is not sufficient to protect surgeons and their patients from biliary injury.
This article suggests valuable technical considerations for the performance of laparoscopic …