Abstract
Background: An effort was made to determine whether a policy of routine cholangiography affects the incidence, morbidity, and cost of bile duct injuries.
Methods: A retrospective review of consecutive 3,242 laparoscopic cholecystectomies was performed. Most patients had routine intraoperative cholangiography.
Results: There were 12 bile duct injuries (0.37%). All injuries were Bismuth levels 1 and 2. Eleven of 12 injuries were recognized intraoperatively. Ten were repaired primarily and one required hepaticojejunostomy. All repairs were successful. Average hospital charges were $26,669. One of 12 patients had delayed recognition of a bile duct injury and underwent primary repair over a T-tube on postoperative day 7. Hospital charges were $43,957.
Conclusion: Routine cholangiography did not appear to decrease the absolute incidence of bile duct injuries compared to previously published reports. Injury severity, morbidity, late sequelae, and costs were reduced by a policy of routine cholangiography.
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Carroll, B.J., Friedman, R.L., Liberman, M.A. et al. Routine cholangiography reduces sequelae of common bile duct injuries. Surg Endosc 10, 1194–1197 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900277
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