C Popa1,2, D Schlanger3,4, F Zaharie1,2, F Graur1,2, E Moiș1,2, A Ciocan1,2, N Al Hajjar1,2. 1. Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Street Emil Isac no 13, 400023, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 2. Surgery Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Prof. Dr. O. Fodor, Street Croitorilor no 19-21, 400162, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 3. Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Street Emil Isac no 13, 400023, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. schlanger.diana@yahoo.com. 4. Surgery Department, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Prof. Dr. O. Fodor, Street Croitorilor no 19-21, 400162, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. schlanger.diana@yahoo.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bile duct injuries (BDI) are the most feared complications that can occur after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). BDI have a high variability and complexity, several classifications being developed along the years in order to correctly assess and divide BDI. The EAES ATOM classification encompasses all the important details of a BDI: A (for anatomy), To (for time of), and M (for mechanism) but have not gained universal acceptance yet. Our study intents to analyze the cases of BDI treated in our institution with a focus on the clinical utility of the ATOM classification. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study, on a 10-year period (2011-2020), including patients diagnosed with BDI after LC, with their definitive treatment performed in our tertiary center. All injuries were retrospectively classified using the Strasberg, Hannover, and ATOM classifications. RESULTS: We included in our study 100 patients; 15% of the BDI occurred in our center. No classification system was used in 73% of patients; 23% of the BDI were classified by the Strasberg system, 3% were classified by the Bismuth classification, 1% being classified by the ATOM classification. After retrospectively assessing all BDI, we observed that especially the Strasberg classification, as well as Hannover, over-simplifies the characteristics of the injury, many types of BDI according to ATOM being included in the same Strasberg or Hannover category. Most main bile duct injuries underwent a bilio-digestive anastomosis (60%), as a definitive treatment. An important percentage of cases (31%) underwent a primary treatment in the hospital of origin, reintervention with definitive treatment being done in our department. CONCLUSION: The ATOM classification is the best suited for accurately describing the complexity of a BDI, serving as a template for discussing the correct management for each lesion. Efforts should be made toward increasing the use of this classification in day-to-day clinical practice.
BACKGROUND: Bile duct injuries (BDI) are the most feared complications that can occur after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). BDI have a high variability and complexity, several classifications being developed along the years in order to correctly assess and divide BDI. The EAES ATOM classification encompasses all the important details of a BDI: A (for anatomy), To (for time of), and M (for mechanism) but have not gained universal acceptance yet. Our study intents to analyze the cases of BDI treated in our institution with a focus on the clinical utility of the ATOM classification. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study, on a 10-year period (2011-2020), including patients diagnosed with BDI after LC, with their definitive treatment performed in our tertiary center. All injuries were retrospectively classified using the Strasberg, Hannover, and ATOM classifications. RESULTS: We included in our study 100 patients; 15% of the BDI occurred in our center. No classification system was used in 73% of patients; 23% of the BDI were classified by the Strasberg system, 3% were classified by the Bismuth classification, 1% being classified by the ATOM classification. After retrospectively assessing all BDI, we observed that especially the Strasberg classification, as well as Hannover, over-simplifies the characteristics of the injury, many types of BDI according to ATOM being included in the same Strasberg or Hannover category. Most main bile duct injuries underwent a bilio-digestive anastomosis (60%), as a definitive treatment. An important percentage of cases (31%) underwent a primary treatment in the hospital of origin, reintervention with definitive treatment being done in our department. CONCLUSION: The ATOM classification is the best suited for accurately describing the complexity of a BDI, serving as a template for discussing the correct management for each lesion. Efforts should be made toward increasing the use of this classification in day-to-day clinical practice.
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