Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injuries: An Overview and A Review of Literature

Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injuries Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Myth or Reality? A Recent Literature

At the end of 1980’s, the introduction of mininvasive surgery in clinical practice represented a significant achievement of science and technology research, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is nowadays considered a gold standard in the treatment of symptomatic cholelithiasis, according to well known and acknowledged advantages. Although experience is essential to avoiding rates of morbidit...

Choledochoplasty by Vein Grafts in Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injuries

The quality of immediate repair of common bile duct injuries with or without tissue loss occurring during elective cholecystectomy is crucial and maybe the sole factor behind future stricture formation with its considerable morbidity and mortality. Successful repair of iatrogenic common bile duct injuries has been achieved by immediate saphenous vein grafts in two patients with cystic duct avul...

Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injuries Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Myth or Reality? A Recent Literature Review from 2006 to 2011

Traumatic Bile Duct Injuries

The vast majority of bile duct injuries is iatrogenic and occurs during abdominal surgeries or other interventions such as endoscopic or percutaneous cannulation of the biliary tree. Accidental traumas are responsible only for 1–5% of the total number of biliary injuries. The diagnosis of non-iatrogenic traumatic bile duct injuries is challeng‐ ing as current cross-sectional imaging tests are n...

temporary trans-jejunal hepatic duct stenting in roux-en-y hepaticojejunostomy for reconstruction of iatrogenic bile duct injuries

background bile duct injuries (bdi) during cholecystectomy are now being recognized as major health problems. objectives herein, we present our experience with handling major bdis and report long-term outcome of hepaticojejunostomies followed by trans-jejunal hepatic duct stenting performed to reconstruct extra-hepatic biliary tracts. materials and methods in this case series, we prospectively ...