An aberrant right posterior hepatic duct is present in 4.8-8.4% of the population. It is one of the causes of bile duct injury during laparascopic cholecystectomy. Herein we present a patient with complete transection of the common hepatic duct during laparascopic cholecystectomy (Stewart-Way class 3). Interestingly, the patient had an intact aberrant right posterior duct draining into the comm...

The effect on cholesterol synthesis of ligation of the common bile duct was studied in the rat. The bile ducts of rats were ligated; 24 to 48 hours later, estimates of the rate of cholesterol synthesis were made, either by injection of labelled water or acetate into the intact animal, or by incubation of slices or homogenates of the liver in the presence of 1-C(14)-acetate. These various criter...

BACKGROUND Rupture of the common bile duct is a life-threatening condition, usually observed after a trauma or in association with choledocholithiasis or an obstructive tumor of the bile duct. However, a spontaneous rupture of the common bile duct is a rare entity. CASE PRESENTATION We report a new observation of a spontaneous rupture of the common bile duct, associated with biliary peritonit...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES One-stage laparoscopic management for common bile duct stones in patients with gallbladder stones has gained wide acceptance. We developed a novel technique using a transcystic approach for common bile duct exploration as an alternative to the existing procedures. METHODS From April 2010 to June 2012, 9 consecutive patients diagnosed with cholelithiasis and common bi...

We describe a 43-year-old man who had a difficult endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, allowing only placement of a stent without removal of the common bile duct stone. He subsequently underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with laparoscopic common bile duct exploration and primary closure after laparoscopic choledochotomy.