Percutaneous hepaticojejunostomy with use of a metal stent for injury of the right hepatic duct after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Bile-duct injuries related to laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be complex and require a multidisciplinary approach. The authors report a case of a high hepatic duct injury treated surgically by a left hepaticojejunostomy and an ischemic right hepatic duct that could not be identified during the operation. The right hepatic lobe was subsequently drained radiologically by the percutaneous creation of a right hepaticojejunostomy, through and into a jejunal access loop, followed by deployment of a metallic stent. The patient remained well at 3-year follow-up.