OBJECTIVE: To show that primary closure of the common bile duct following minicholecystectomy is safe and effective. DESIGN: Eighty-nine primary common bile duct closures done over 13 years. SETTING: General community hospital. PATIENTS: Patients with cholangiographic evidence of stones in the common bile duct. INTERVENTIONS: Minicholecystectomy followed by a primary common bile duct closure or common bile duct closure over a T tube. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Successful clinical result of primary common bile duct closure following minicholecystectomy. RESULTS: Eighty-nine primary closures of the common bile duct between 1983 and 1986, resulting in successful clinical outcomes. CONCLUSION: Primary closure of the common bile duct following minicholecystectomy is safe, effective, and inexpensive.
OBJECTIVE: To show that primary closure of the common bile duct following minicholecystectomy is safe and effective. DESIGN: Eighty-nine primary common bile duct closures done over 13 years. SETTING: General community hospital. PATIENTS: Patients with cholangiographic evidence of stones in the common bile duct. INTERVENTIONS: Minicholecystectomy followed by a primary common bile duct closure or common bile duct closure over a T tube. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Successful clinical result of primary common bile duct closure following minicholecystectomy. RESULTS: Eighty-nine primary closures of the common bile duct between 1983 and 1986, resulting in successful clinical outcomes. CONCLUSION: Primary closure of the common bile duct following minicholecystectomy is safe, effective, and inexpensive.
Authors: Mehmood A Wani; Nisar A Chowdri; Sameer H Naqash; Fazl Q Parray; Rauf Ahmad Wani; Nazir A Wani Journal: Indian J Surg Date: 2010-11-23 Impact factor: 0.656