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Tekant Y, Serin KR, İbiş AC, Ekiz F, Baygül A, Özden İ. Surgical reconstruction of major bile duct injuries: Long-term results and risk factors for restenosis. Surgeon 2023; 21:e32-e41. [PMID: 35321812 DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2022.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND A single-institution retrospective analysis was undertaken to assess long-term results of definitive surgical reconstruction for major bile duct injuries and risk factors for restenosis. METHODS Patients treated between January 1995 and October 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. The primary outcome measure was patency. RESULTS Of 417 patients referred to a tertiary center, 290 (69.5%) underwent surgical reconstruction; mostly in the form of a hepaticojejunostomy (n = 281, 96.8%). Major liver resection was undertaken in 18 patients (6.2%). There were 7 postoperative deaths (2.4%). Patency was achieved in 97.4% of primary repairs and 88.8% of re-repairs. Primary patency at three months (including postoperative deaths and stents removed afterwards) in primary repairs was significantly higher than secondary patency attained during the same period in re-repairs (89.3% vs 76.5%, p < 0.01). The actuarial primary patency was also significantly higher compared to the actuarial secondary patency 10 years after reconstruction (86.7% vs 70.4%, p = 0.001). Vascular disruption was the only independent predictor of loss of patency after reconstruction (OR 7.09, 95% CI 3.45-14.49, p < 0.001), showing interaction with injuries at or above the biliary bifurcation (OR 9.52, 95% CI 2.56-33.33, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Long-term outcome of surgical reconstruction for major bile duct injuries was superior in primary repairs compared to re-repairs. Concomitant vascular injury was independently associated with loss of patency requiring revision.
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- Yaman Tekant
- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Lopez-Lopez V, Kuemmerli C, Cutillas J, Maupoey J, López-Andujar R, Ramos E, Mils K, Valdivieso A, Valero AP, Martinez PA, Paterna S, Serrablo A, Reese T, Oldhafer K, Brusadin R, Conesa AL, Valladares LD, Loinaz C, Garcés-Albir M, Sabater L, Mocchegiani F, Vivarelli M, Pérez SA, Flores B, Lucena JL, Sánchez-Cabús S, Calero A, Minguillon A, Ramia JM, Alcazar C, Aguilo J, Ruiperez-Valiente JA, Grochola LF, Clavien PA, Petrowsky H, Robles-Campos R. Vascular injury during cholecystectomy: A multicenter critical analysis behind the drama. Surgery 2022; 172:1067-1075. [PMID: 35965144 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The management of a vascular injury during cholecystectomy is still very complicated, especially in centers not specialized in complex hepatobiliary surgery. METHODS This was a multi-institutional retrospective study in patients with vascular injuries during cholecystectomy from 18 centers in 4 countries. The aim of the study was to analyze the management of vascular injuries focusing on referral, time to perform the repair, and different treatments options outcomes. RESULTS A total of 104 patients were included. Twenty-nine patients underwent vascular repair (27.9%), 13 (12.5%) liver resection, and 1 liver transplant as a first treatment. Eighty-four (80.4%) vascular and biliary injuries occurred in nonspecialized centers and 45 (53.6%) were immediately transferred. Intraoperative diagnosed injuries were rare in referred patients (18% vs 84%, P = .001). The patients managed at the hospital where the injury occurred had a higher number of reoperations (64% vs 20%, P ˂ .001). The need for vascular reconstruction was associated with higher mortality (P = .04). Two of the 4 patients transplanted died. CONCLUSION Vascular lesions during cholecystectomy are a potentially life-threatening complication. Management of referral to specialized centers to perform multiple complex multidisciplinary procedures should be mandatory. Late vascular repair has not shown to be associated with worse results.
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- Victor Lopez-Lopez
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de La Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Surgery, Clarunis - University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Basel, Switzerland. https://twitter.com/ChristophKuemme
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- Department of General Surgery, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplants, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplants, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Cruces University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de La Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de La Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Unit, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Tract and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Hospital Universitario, 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clinico Valencia, University of Valencia, Biomedical Research Institute (INCLIVA), Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clinico Valencia, University of Valencia, Biomedical Research Institute (INCLIVA), Spain
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- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Riuniti Hospital, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Riuniti Hospital, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Morales University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Puerta del Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of General Surgery, Elche University Hospital, University Miguel Hernández of Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alicante, Spain; Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alicante, Spain; Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of General Surgery, Hospital Lluís Alcanyís Hospital, Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain
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- Clinic for Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de La Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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Furtado R, Yoshino O, Muralidharan V, Perini MV, Wigmore SJ. Hepatectomy after bile duct injury: a systematic review. HPB (Oxford) 2022; 24:161-168. [PMID: 34702627 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bile duct injury (BDI) after cholecystectomy can lead to recurrent cholangitis, even after biliary reconstruction. This necessitates hepatectomy in a minority of patients. A systematic review was conducted, summarizing the pattern of biliary injury sustained in this group and their outcomes after hepatectomy. METHODS A literature search included the MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed and Cochrane libraries. Retrospective cohort studies describing outcomes for hepatectomy after BDI, and the nature of the antecedent BDI, published between 1999 and 2019, were selected. RESULTS Eight articles described a cohort of 2110 patients with BDI. Of these, 84 underwent hepatectomy. Complex vasculo-biliary injuries had been sustained in most cases. The mean time to hepatectomy was between 26 and 224 months after BDI. A right hepatectomy was performed in 67-89% of cases. Post hepatectomy, intra-abdominal infection (range 0-50%) and bile leaks (range 0-45%) occurred variably. Mortality occurred in three series. Nineteen percent of patients (16 of 84) developed recurrent symptoms at follow up. CONCLUSION Hepatectomy after bile duct injury is an uncommon procedure and represents a salvage strategy when vasculo-biliary injury happens. Liver resection leads to resolution of symptoms in the majority of the cases however postoperative bile leaks and intra-abdominal infection are common.
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- Ruelan Furtado
- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia.
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- University Department of Clinical Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK.
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Wiboonkhwan N, Pitakteerabundit T, Thongkan T. Total Hilar Exposure Maneuver for Repair of Complex Bile Duct Injury. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2022; 6:176-181. [PMID: 35106428 PMCID: PMC8786702 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The reconstruction of high-level bile duct injury is challenging because exposure of the hilar area is limited and sometimes inaccessible by the Hepp-Couinaud approach. We describe a maneuver for total hilar exposure to perform complex bile duct injury reconstruction. After adhesions surrounding the liver are divided, intraoperative ultrasonography is used to delineate the hilar and intrahepatic biliary anatomy. Surgical exposure of the biliary system is achieved by our maneuver, which consists of four steps: (1) identification of landmark structures, such as the base of the umbilical fissure, the inferior edge of segment 4b, the cystic-hilar plate junction, and the right anterior portal pedicle; (2) lowering of the hilar plate; (3) hepatotomy along the right anterior pedicle; and (4) connection of the hepatotomy to the base of segment 4b. This maneuver allows the liver to be flipped upward, which facilitates clear exposure of the hilar duct and preserves the liver parenchyma. The anterior parts of the right and left hepatic duct are then opened, a wide-hepaticojejunostomy anastomosis is achieved for biliary reconstruction, and a jejunal subcutaneous limb is created. We used this maneuver for treating complex bile duct injury in six cases; none of the patients has died, and two had Clavien-Dindo grade III complications, including surgical site infection and intra-abdominal collection. The total hilar exposure maneuver is thus feasible and safe. It provides excellent exposure of both hepatic ducts and is a good surgical alternative to the Hepp-Couinaud approach in cases of high-level injury.
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- Nan‐ak Wiboonkhwan
- Department of SurgeryFaculty of MedicinePrince of Songkla UniversitySongkhlaThailand
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- Department of SurgeryFaculty of MedicinePrince of Songkla UniversitySongkhlaThailand
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Standardizing Diagnostic and Surgical Approach to Management of Bile Duct Injuries After Cholecystectomy: Long-Term Outcomes of Patients Treated at a High-Volume HPB Center. J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 25:2796-2805. [PMID: 33532980 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-021-04916-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Optimal diagnostic and surgical approaches for patients with bile duct injuries (BDI) remain debated. This study reviews results from a standardized approach to management of high-grade BDIs at a North American center. DESIGN Patients undergoing surgical repair for BDIs over a 15-year period were included. Post-operative outcomes and biliary patency rates were calculated using imaging, laboratory values, and patient interviews. RESULTS A total of 107 consecutive patients underwent repair for BDIs. Bismuth grade I/II injuries were identified in 46 patients (41%), grade III/IV in 41 (38%), grade V in 11 patients (10%), and 9 (10%) were unclassified. BDI anatomy was commonly identified using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (75%). Concomitant arterial injuries were identified in 30 (28 with formal angiography). Fifteen had early repairs (within 4 days) and remainder interval repairs (median: 65 days). Hepp-Couinaud repair was method of choice (83%). Estimated primary biliary patency was 100% at 30 days and 87% at 5 years. CONCLUSION With appropriate referral to a specialist, surgical reconstruction of BDIs can have excellent outcomes, even with accompanying arterial injuries. Based on our experience, MR as first imaging modality and supplemental angiography served as the optimal diagnostic strategy. Delayed repair, using Hepp-Couinaud technique, with selective liver resection results in high long-term patency rates.
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Cholecystectomy is one of the most common general surgery procedures performed worldwide. Complications include bile duct injury, strictures, bleeding, infection/abscess, retained gallstones, hernias, and postcholecystectomy syndrome. Obtaining a critical view of safety and following the other tenets of the Safe Cholecystectomy Task Force will aid in the prevention of bile duct injury and other morbidity associated with cholecystectomy.
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- Xiaoxi Chelsea Feng
- Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8635 W Third Street, West Medical Office Tower, Suite 795, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8635 W Third Street, West Medical Office Tower, Suite 795, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 459 North Croft Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
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Long-term outcomes in the repair of intrahepatic iatrogenic bile duct lesions using a combined intraglissonian and extraglissonian approach. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2021; 407:403-408. [PMID: 33963887 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-021-02188-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURSPOSE Iatrogenic bile duct injuries (IBDI) with intrahepatic involvement are a serious and challenging surgical complication that can have disastrous consequences in terms of morbidity and mortality. METHODS We collected the patients with IBDI type (E4) between January 1991 and March 2020 in our hospital. The objective of the study was to present the long-term results of a extraglissonian approach and intraglissonian biliary reconstruction in a series of patients with intrahepatic bile duct injuries after cholecystectomy. We also detail our preoperative management and the standardization of the technique. RESULTS An extraglissonian approach with partial hepatic resection of the base of segments 4b and 5 and intraglissonian Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for biliary reconstruction using to several branches was performed in 10 patients with E4 Strassberg type intrahepatic lesions. Only one patient had postoperative bile leak (Clavien 3a). Surgical time was 260 min (IQR, 210-490). We left transanastomotic catheter (between 2 and 5) in situ for 3 and 6 months after surgery. The patients remained asymptomatic over a median follow-up of 169 months (IQR 129-234). CONCLUSION This biliary reconstruction technique obtains positive long-term outcomes in patients with severe intrahepatic lesions.
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Tsai CY, Chen MY, Yeh TS. Hemi-hepatectomy for E4 major bile duct injury following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Asian J Surg 2020; 43:1212-1213. [PMID: 33144030 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2020.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Chun-Yi Tsai
- Departments of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Shammout R, Al Habbal R, Rayya F. Porta Hepatis Injury during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Case Rep Gastroenterol 2020; 14:234-241. [PMID: 32399008 PMCID: PMC7204780 DOI: 10.1159/000507431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Iatrogenic porta hepatis injury is a rare but devastating surgical complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. There are no systematic studies examining the best treatment strategy in patients with this injury. We present a case of a 23-year-old woman with a large abscess in the right hepatic lobe due to an extreme vasculobiliary injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Although rare, the impact of vasculobiliary injuries after cholecystectomy highlights the need for constant alertness and prompt management in order to minimize mortality and morbidity usually associated with the routine operative procedure.
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- Reem Shammout
- Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
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- Department of General Surgery, Al-Assad University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
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Lubikowski J, Piotuch B, Stadnik A, Przedniczek M, Remiszewski P, Milkiewicz P, Silva MA, Wojcicki M. Difficult iatrogenic bile duct injuries following different types of upper abdominal surgery: report of three cases and review of literature. BMC Surg 2019; 19:162. [PMID: 31694627 PMCID: PMC6833182 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-019-0619-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Iatrogenic bile duct injuries (BDIs) are mostly associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy but may also occur following gastroduodenal surgery or liver resection. Delayed diagnosis of type of injury with an ongoing biliary leak as well as the management in a non-specialized general surgical units are still the main factors affecting the outcome. Case presentation Herein we present three types of BDIs (Bismuth type I, IV and V) following three different types of upper abdominal surgery, ie. Billroth II gastric resection, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and left hepatectomy. All of them were complex injuries with complete bile duct transections necessitating surgical treatment. All were also very difficult to treat mainly because of a delayed diagnosis of type of injury, associated biliary leak and as a consequence severe inflammatory changes within the liver hilum. The treatment was carried out in our specialist hepatobiliary unit and first focused on infection and inflammation control with adequate biliary drainage. This was followed by a delayed surgical repair with the technique which had to be tailored to the type of injury in each case. Conclusion We emphasize that staged and individualized treatment strategy is often necessary in case of a delayed diagnosis of complex BDIs presenting with a biliary leak, inflammatory intraabdominal changes and infection. Referral of such patients to expert hepatobiliary centres is crucial for the outcome.
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- Jerzy Lubikowski
- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.,Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, M. Curie Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Surgery, Ministry of the Interior and Administration Hospital, Szczecin, Poland.,Department of General and Hand Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Liver and Internal Medicine Unit, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Liver and Internal Medicine Unit, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Liver and Internal Medicine Unit, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.,Translational Medicine Group, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Liver and Internal Medicine Unit, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
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Machado MA, Surjan RC, Makdissi FF. Laparoscopic right hepatectomy for complex biliary injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (with video). J Visc Surg 2019; 156:555-556. [PMID: 31133412 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2019.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- M A Machado
- University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Sirio Libanes Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Sirio Libanes Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Sirio Libanes Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
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Surgical management of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) related major bile duct injuries; predictors of short-and long-term outcomes in a tertiary Egyptian center- a retrospective cohort study. ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY (2012) 2018. [PMID: 30505442 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2018.11.006.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Objectives Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - associated bile duct injury is a clinical problem with bad outcome. The study aimed to analyze the outcome of surgical management of these injuries. Patients and methods We retrospectively analyzed 69 patients underwent surgical management of laparoscopic cholecystectomy related major bile duct injuries in the period from the beginning of 2013 to the beginning of 2018. Results Regarding injury type; the Leaking, Obstructing, leaking + obstructing, leaking + vascular, and obstructing + vascular injuries were 43.5%, 27.5%, 18.8%, 2.9%, and 7.2% respectively. However, the Strasberg classification of injury was as follow E1 = 25, E2 = 32, E3 = 8, and E4 = 4. The definitive procedures were as follow: end to end biliary anastomosis with stenting, hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) with or without stenting, and RT hepatectomy plus biliary reconstruction with stenting in 4.3%, 87%, and 8.7% of patients respectively. According to the time of definitive procedure from injury; the immediate (before 72 h), intermediate (between 72 h and 1.5months), and late (after1.5 months) management were 13%, 14.5%, and 72.5% respectively. The hospital and/or 1month (early) morbidity after definitive treatment was 21.7%, while, the late biliary morbidity was 17.4% and the overall mortality was 2.9%, on the other hand, the late biliary morbidity-free survival was 79.7%. On univariate analysis, the following factors were significant predictors of early morbidity; Sepsis at referral, higher Strasberg grade, associated vascular injury, right hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction as a definitive procedure, intra-operative bleeding with blood transfusion, liver cirrhosis, and longer operative times and hospital stays. However, the following factors were significantly associated with late biliary morbidity: Sepsis at referral, end to end anastomosis with stenting, reconstruction without stenting, liver cirrhosis, operative bleeding, and early morbidity. Conclusion Sepsis at referral, liver cirrhosis, and operative bleeding were significantly associated with both early and late morbidities after definitive management of laparoscopic cholecystectomy related major bile duct injuries, so it is crucial to avoid these catastrophes when doing those major procedures.
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Gad EH, Ayoup E, Kamel Y, Zakareya T, Abbasy M, Nada A, Housseni M, Abd-Elsamee MAS. Surgical management of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) related major bile duct injuries; predictors of short-and long-term outcomes in a tertiary Egyptian center- a retrospective cohort study. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2018; 36:219-230. [PMID: 30505442 PMCID: PMC6251332 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Objectives Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - associated bile duct injury is a clinical problem with bad outcome. The study aimed to analyze the outcome of surgical management of these injuries. Patients and methods We retrospectively analyzed 69 patients underwent surgical management of laparoscopic cholecystectomy related major bile duct injuries in the period from the beginning of 2013 to the beginning of 2018. Results Regarding injury type; the Leaking, Obstructing, leaking + obstructing, leaking + vascular, and obstructing + vascular injuries were 43.5%, 27.5%, 18.8%, 2.9%, and 7.2% respectively. However, the Strasberg classification of injury was as follow E1 = 25, E2 = 32, E3 = 8, and E4 = 4. The definitive procedures were as follow: end to end biliary anastomosis with stenting, hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) with or without stenting, and RT hepatectomy plus biliary reconstruction with stenting in 4.3%, 87%, and 8.7% of patients respectively. According to the time of definitive procedure from injury; the immediate (before 72 h), intermediate (between 72 h and 1.5months), and late (after1.5 months) management were 13%, 14.5%, and 72.5% respectively. The hospital and/or 1month (early) morbidity after definitive treatment was 21.7%, while, the late biliary morbidity was 17.4% and the overall mortality was 2.9%, on the other hand, the late biliary morbidity-free survival was 79.7%. On univariate analysis, the following factors were significant predictors of early morbidity; Sepsis at referral, higher Strasberg grade, associated vascular injury, right hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction as a definitive procedure, intra-operative bleeding with blood transfusion, liver cirrhosis, and longer operative times and hospital stays. However, the following factors were significantly associated with late biliary morbidity: Sepsis at referral, end to end anastomosis with stenting, reconstruction without stenting, liver cirrhosis, operative bleeding, and early morbidity. Conclusion Sepsis at referral, liver cirrhosis, and operative bleeding were significantly associated with both early and late morbidities after definitive management of laparoscopic cholecystectomy related major bile duct injuries, so it is crucial to avoid these catastrophes when doing those major procedures. Sepsis at referral was associated with poor outcome after management of LC related MBDIs. Liver cirrhosis and operative bleeding were associated with poor outcome after management of these injuries. It is crucial to avoid these catastrophes when doing those major procedures.
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- Emad Hamdy Gad
- Hepatobiliary Surgery, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkoum, Egypt
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkoum, Egypt
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- Anaesthesia, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkoum, Egypt
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- Hepatology and Endoscopy, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkoum, Egypt
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- Hepatology and Endoscopy, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkoum, Egypt
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- Hepatology and Endoscopy, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkoum, Egypt
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- Radioligy, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebein Elkoum, Egypt
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Cho JY, Baron TH, Carr-Locke DL, Chapman WC, Costamagna G, de Santibanes E, Dominguez Rosado I, Garden OJ, Gouma D, Lillemoe KD, Angel Mercado M, Mullady DK, Padbury R, Picus D, Pitt HA, Sherman S, Shlansky-Goldberg R, Tornqvist B, Strasberg SM. Proposed standards for reporting outcomes of treating biliary injuries. HPB (Oxford) 2018; 20:370-378. [PMID: 29397335 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is no standard nor widely accepted way of reporting outcomes of treatment of biliary injuries. This hinders comparison of results among approaches and among centers. This paper presents a proposal to standardize terminology and reporting of results of treating biliary injuries. METHODS The proposal was developed by an international group of surgeons, biliary endoscopists and interventional radiologists. The method is based on the concept of "patency" and is similar to the approach used to create reporting standards for arteriovenous hemodialysis access. RESULTS The group considered definitions and gradings under the following headings: Definition of Patency, Definition of Index Treatment Periods, Grading of Severity of Biliary Injury, Grading of Patency, Metrics, Comparison of Surgical to Non Surgical Treatments and Presentation of Case Series. CONCLUSIONS A standard procedure for reporting outcomes of treating biliary injuries has been produced. It is applicable to presenting results of treatment by surgery, endoscopy, and interventional radiology.
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- Jai Young Cho
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University, Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, 82, Gumi-ro 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si 13620, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, 130 Mason Farm Road CB 7080, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- The Center for Advanced Digestive Care, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1305 York Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Section of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St Louis, 1 Barnes Hospital Plaza, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, Roma, RM 00168, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan D. Peron 4190, C1181ACH CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Vasco de Quiroga 15 Col. Seccion XVI, Tlalpan C.P. 14000, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Clinical Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine AMC, University of Amsterdam, Sweelincklaan 15, 1217 CK, Hilversum, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, White 506, 55 Fruit Street, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Surgery, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Vasco de Quiroga 15 Col. Seccion XVI, Tlalpan C.P. 14000, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Washington University in St Louis, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Campus Box 8124 660 S Euclid Ave, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Flinders Dr, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 South Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3509 N. Broad Street, Boyer Pavilion, E 938, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Disorders, Indiana University Health-University Hospital, 550 North University Blvd, Suite 1634, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Silverstein 1st floor, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Section of HPB Surgery, Washington University in St Louis, 1 Barnes Hospital Plaza, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Rose JB, Hawkins WG. Diagnosis and management of biliary injuries. Curr Probl Surg 2017; 54:406-435. [DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dokmak S, Amharar N, Aussilhou B, Cauchy F, Sauvanet A, Belghiti J, Soubrane O. Laparoscopic Repair of Post-cholecystectomy Bile Duct Injury: an Advance in Surgical Management. J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 21:1368-1372. [PMID: 28349333 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3400-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Despite widespread advances in laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic repair of post-cholecystectomy bile duct injury (BDI) has rarely been reported related mainly to technical difficulty. We describe three cases of BDI treated laparoscopically with one illustrated by a video. With our gained experience in hepatic pedicle dissection during laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy, we decided to perform laparoscopic repair of BDI in patients with an intact biliary confluence without vascular injury. Three patients were operated including two women: one was re-operated by subcostal incision for peritonitis and two had undergone cholecystectomy without conversion. Surgical technique is detailed in the manuscript and the video. Laparoscopic repair was performed between 45 and 300 days after cholecystectomy. Surgery lasted between 250 and 270 min with no conversion and no transfusion. The postoperative course was uneventful with a hospital stay ranging from 7 to 9 days. After a mean follow-up of 9-33 months, patients were symptom free with normal liver function tests. The laparoscopic approach can be safely and effectively proposed to a subgroup of patients with BDI. This approach has the advantages of the laparoscopic approach and represents the main new surgical advancement in the management of this complication.
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- Safi Dokmak
- Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, 100 Bd du Général Leclerc, Clichy, France. .,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France.
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- Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, 100 Bd du Général Leclerc, Clichy, France.,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, 100 Bd du Général Leclerc, Clichy, France.,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, 100 Bd du Général Leclerc, Clichy, France.,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, 100 Bd du Général Leclerc, Clichy, France.,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, 100 Bd du Général Leclerc, Clichy, France.,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, 100 Bd du Général Leclerc, Clichy, France.,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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Leale I, Moraglia E, Bottino G, Rachef M, Dova L, Cariati A, De Negri A, Diviacco P, Andorno E. Role of Liver Transplantation in Bilio-Vascular Liver Injury After Cholecystectomy. Transplant Proc 2017; 48:370-6. [PMID: 27109958 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to report 2 cases of liver transplantation (LT) for iatrogenic bile-vascular injury (BVI) sustained during cholecystectomy and to review the literature for LT after cholecystectomy. METHODS Between March 2001 and July 2013, within our institution, 12 patients were treated after cholecystectomy, 3 of 12 received LT, 1 for acute de-compensation in a cirrhotic patient and 2 after iatrogenic lesions. RESULTS The majority of iatrogenic injury occurred during video-laparocholecystectomy (63,6%; 7/11). Three patients of 12 (25%) received LT: the first patient developed acute de-compensation in chronic and after liver failure. The second patient developed recurrent cholangitis and secondary biliary cirrhosis. The third patient had undergone emergency hepatectomy because of bleeding and subsequent total hepatectomy with porto-caval shunt. Five of 12 (42%) patients were treated with bilio-digestive anastomosis: 1 patient with direct repair on T-tube; 2 patients (17%) with arterial vascular lesion requiring surgical treatment; and 1 patient treated with medical therapy. No deaths occurred. The post-operative morbidity included 1 re-intervention, 3 recurrent cholangitis, 1 anastomotic biliary stricture, 1 anastomotic bile leak, and cholestasis in 3 patients. The overall hospital stays were higher after LT. Median follow-up was 8.25 years (range, 2-14). CONCLUSIONS The management of iatrogenic injury during cholecystectomy depends on the time of recognition, extent of injury, experience of the surgeon, and the patient's general condition. If safe repair is possible, BVI should be treated promptly, otherwise all patients should be treated in an experienced center.
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- I Leale
- HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy.
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- Emergency Department, IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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Prognostication of Learning Curve on Surgical Management of Vasculobiliary Injuries after Cholecystectomy. Int J Hepatol 2016; 2016:2647130. [PMID: 27525124 PMCID: PMC4971320 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2647130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2016] [Revised: 06/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background. Concomitant vascular injury might adversely impact outcomes after iatrogenic bile duct injury (IBDI). Whether a new HPB center should embark upon repair of complex biliary injuries with associated vascular injuries during learning curve is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine outcome of surgical management of IBDI with and without vascular injuries in a new HPB center during its learning curve. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent surgical management of IBDI at our center. A total of 39 patients were included. Patients without (Group 1) and with vascular injuries (Group 2) were compared. Outcome was defined as 90-day morbidity and mortality. Results. Median age was 39 (20-80) years. There were 10 (25.6%) vascular injuries. E2 injuries were associated significantly with high frequency of vascular injuries (66% versus 15.1%) (P = 0.01). Right hepatectomy was performed in three patients. Out of these, two had a right hepatic duct stricture and one patient had combined right arterial and portal venous injury. The number of patients who developed postoperative complications was not significantly different between the two groups (11.1% versus 23.4%) (P = 0.6). Conclusion. Learning curve is not a negative prognostic variable in the surgical management of iatrogenic vasculobiliary injuries after cholecystectomy.
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Mercado MA, Vilatoba M, Contreras A, Leal-Leyte P, Cervantes-Alvarez E, Arriola JC, Gonzalez BA. Iatrogenic bile duct injury with loss of confluence. World J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 7:254-260. [PMID: 26527428 PMCID: PMC4621476 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i10.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To describe our experience concerning the surgical treatment of Strasberg E-4 (Bismuth IV) bile duct injuries.
METHODS: In an 18-year period, among 603 patients referred to our hospital for surgical treatment of complex bile duct injuries, 53 presented involvement of the hilar confluence classified as Strasberg E4 injuries. Imagenological studies, mainly magnetic resonance imaging showed a loss of confluence. The files of these patients were analyzed and general data were recorded, including type of operation and postoperative outcome with emphasis on postoperative cholangitis, liver function test and quality of life. The mean time of follow-up was of 55.9 ± 52.9 mo (median = 38.5, minimum = 2, maximum = 181.2). All other patients with Strasberg A, B, C, D, E1, E2, E3, or E5 biliary injuries were excluded from this study.
RESULTS: Patients were divided in three groups: G1 (n = 21): Construction of neoconfluence + Roux-en-Y hepatojejunostomy. G2 (n = 26): Roux-en-Y portoenterostomy. G3 (n = 6): Double (right and left) Roux-en-Y hepatojejunostomy. Cholangitis was recorded in two patients in group 1, in 14 patients in group 2, and in one patient in group 3. All of them required transhepatic instrumentation of the anastomosis and six patients needed live transplantation.
CONCLUSION: Loss of confluence represents a surgical challenge. There are several treatment options at different stages. Roux-en-Y bilioenteric anastomosis (neoconfluence, double-barrel anastomosis, portoenterostomy) is the treatment of choice, and when it is technically possible, building of a neoconfluence has better outcomes. When liver cirrhosis is shown, liver transplantation is the best choice.
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Perini MV, Herman P, Montagnini AL, Jukemura J, Coelho FF, Kruger JA, Bacchella T, Cecconello I. Liver resection for the treatment of post-cholecystectomy biliary stricture with vascular injury. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:2102-2107. [PMID: 25717244 PMCID: PMC4326146 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i7.2102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To report experience with liver resection in a select group of patients with postoperative biliary stricture associated with vascular injury.
METHODS: From a prospective database of patients treated for benign biliary strictures at our hospital, cases that underwent liver resections were reviewed. All cases were referred after one or more attempts to repair bile duct injuries following cholecystectomy (open or laparoscopic). Liver resection was indicated in patients with Strasberg E3/E4 (hilar stricture) bile duct lesions associated with vascular damage (arterial and/or portal), ipsilateral liver atrophy/abscess, recurrent attacks of cholangitis, and failure of previous hepaticojejunostomy.
RESULTS: Of 148 patients treated for benign biliary strictures, nine (6.1%) underwent liver resection; eight women and one man with a mean age of 38.6 years. Six patients had previously been submitted to open cholecystectomy and three to laparoscopic surgery. The mean number of surgical procedures before definitive treatment was 2.4. All patients had Strasberg E3/E4 injuries, and vascular injury was present in all cases. Eight patients underwent right hepatectomy and one underwent left lateral sectionectomy without mortality. Mean time of follow up was 69.1 mo and after long-term follow up, eight patients are asymptomatic.
CONCLUSION: Liver resection is a good therapeutic option for patients with complex postoperative biliary stricture and vascular injury presenting with liver atrophy/abscess in which previous hepaticojejunostomy has failed.
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Major Liver Resection as Definitive Treatment in Post-cholecystectomy Common Bile Duct Injuries. World J Surg 2015; 39:1216-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2933-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Jadrijevic S, Sef D, Kocman B, Mrzljak A, Matasic H, Skegro D. Right hepatectomy due to portal vein thrombosis in vasculobiliary injury following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2014; 8:412. [PMID: 25481385 PMCID: PMC4295332 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Vasculobiliary injury composed of bile duct, portal vein and hepatic artery injury is a rare, but the most severe, complication after cholecystectomy that may require hepatectomy or even urgent liver transplantation. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of a 36-year-old Caucasian woman with a biliary sepsis and a large right liver lobe abscess due to an extreme vasculobiliary injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Bismuth type IV biliary duct injury, portal vein thrombosis and injury of right hepatic artery were identified, resulting in life-threatening septic episodes. Right hepatectomy with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy and reconstruction of her portal vein with a vein allograft were performed. She fully recovered and remained well during 3 years of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Although rare, the impact of vasculobiliary injuries after cholecystectomy highlights the need for constant alertness and prompt management in order to minimize the risk of the routine operative procedure. Hepatectomy with biliary and vascular reconstruction should be considered early in the management of vasculobiliary injury to avoid the development of life-threatening consequences.
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- Stipislav Jadrijevic
- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia
- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia
- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Etra JW, Squires MH, Fisher SB, Rutz DR, Martin BM, Kooby DA, Cardona K, Sarmiento JM, Staley CA, Maithel SK, Russell MC. Early identification of patients at increased risk for hepatic insufficiency, complications and mortality after major hepatectomy. HPB (Oxford) 2014; 16:875-83. [PMID: 24836954 PMCID: PMC4238853 DOI: 10.1111/hpb.12270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Total bilirubin (TB) of >7 mg/dl is an accepted definition of postoperative hepatic insufficiency (PHI) given its association with the occurrence of complications and mortality after hepatectomy. The aim of this study was to identify a surrogate marker for PHI early in the postoperative course. METHODS A single-institution database of patients undergoing major hepatectomy (three or more segments) during 2000-2012 was retrospectively reviewed. Demographic, clinicopathologic and perioperative factors were assessed for their association with PHI, defined as postoperative TB of >7 mg/dl or new ascites. Secondary outcomes included complications, major complications (Clavien-Dindo Grades III-V) and 90-day mortality. RESULTS A total of 607 patients undergoing major hepatectomy without bile duct reconstruction were identified. Postoperative hepatic insufficiency occurred in 60 (9.9%) patients. A postoperative day 3 (PoD 3) TB level of ≥3 mg/dl was the only early perioperative factor associated with the development of PHI on multivariate analysis [hazard ratio (HR) = 7.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.74-16.31; P < 0.001]. A PoD 3 TB of ≥3 mg/dl was associated with increased risk for postoperative complications (75.7% versus 53.9%), major complications (45.6% versus 17.6%), and 90-day mortality (15.5% versus 2.3%). This association persisted on multivariate analysis for any complications (HR = 1.98, 95% CI 1.10-3.54; P = 0.022), major complications (HR = 3.18, 95% CI 1.90-5.32; P < 0.001), and 90-day mortality (HR = 8.11, 95% CI 3.00-21.92; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Total bilirubin of ≥3 mg/dl on PoD 3 after major hepatectomy is associated with PHI, increased complications, major complications and 90-day mortality. This marker may serve as an early postoperative predictor of hepatic insufficiency.
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- Joanna W Etra
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA, USA,Correspondence: Maria C. Russell, Division of Surgical Oncology, Emory Winship Cancer Institute, 550 Peachtree Street NE, MOT 9th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. Tel: +1 404 686 3202. Fax: +1 404 686 4560. E-mail:
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Sugawara G, Ebata T, Yokoyama Y, Igami T, Mizuno T, Nagino M. Management strategy for biliary stricture following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2014; 21:889-95. [PMID: 25159686 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Biliary strictures following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (Lap-C), which are often associated with vascular injuries, remain a serious problem to manage. The aim of this study was to review our experiences with postoperative biliary stricture. METHODS This study involved 14 consecutive patients with biliary strictures that resulted from bile duct injuries during Lap-C between 1997 and 2013. Their medical records were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) catheter dilatation was first attempted in eight patients, and five patients were successfully treated. Biliary re-stricture recurred in one patient after 34-month follow-up period. This patient underwent repeated catheter dilatations, which led to recurrent stricture resolution. All five patients maintained biliary tract patency over 72-month follow-up period. The remaining nine patients underwent surgical procedures, including hepaticojejunostomy in two patients, re-hepaticojejunostomy in two patients, and the remaining five patients, with biliary strictures involving the secondary biliary branch and concomitant vascular injuries underwent right hemihepatectomy with cholangiojejunostomy. There were no major postoperative complications. After 80-month follow-up period, all nine patients were alive without biliary stricture. CONCLUSIONS PTBD catheter dilatation is recommended first for postoperative Lap-C-associated biliary strictures. In complicated injury patients with vascular injuries, right hemihepatectomy with cholangiojejunostomy should be indicated.
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- Gen Sugawara
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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Late complications arising after bile duct injury (BDI) include biliary strictures, hepatic atrophy, cholangitis and intra-hepatic lithiasis. Later, fibrosis or even secondary biliary cirrhosis and portal hypertension can develop, enhanced by prolonged biliary obstruction associated with recurrent cholangitis. Secondary biliary cirrhosis resulting in associated hepatic failure or digestive tract bleeding due to portal hypertension is a substantial risk factor for morbidity and mortality after bile duct repair. Parameters that determine the management of late complications of BDI include the type of biliary injury, associated vascular injury, hepatic atrophy, the presence of intra-hepatic strictures or lithiasis, repetitive infectious complications, the quality of underlying parenchyma (fibrosis, secondary biliary cirrhosis) and the presence of portal hypertension. Endoscopic drainage is indicated for patients with uncontrolled acute sepsis, patients at high operative risk, patients with cirrhosis who are not eligible for liver transplantation and patients who have previously undergone several attempts at repair. Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy, whether de novo or as an iterative repair, is the technique of reference for post-cholecystectomy BDI. Hepatic resection is indicated in only rare instances, mainly in case of extended hilar stricture, multiple stone retention in one sector of the liver or in patients for whom the repair is deemed technically difficult. Liver transplantation is indicated only in exceptional circumstances, when secondary biliary cirrhosis is associated with liver failure and portal hypertension.
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- L Barbier
- Chirurgie Digestive et Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital La Conception, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Aix-Marseille Université, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.
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- Chirurgie Digestive A, Hôpital Saint-Éloi, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, Montpellier, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Unité de Chirurgie Ambulatoire, CHU Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Gastro-Entérologie et Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Toulon, Toulon, France
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Stewart L. Iatrogenic biliary injuries: identification, classification, and management. Surg Clin North Am 2014; 94:297-310. [PMID: 24679422 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2014.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Because it offers several advantages over open cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy has largely replaced open cholecystectomy for the management of symptomatic gallstone disease. The only potential disadvantage is a higher incidence of major bile duct injury. Although prevention of these biliary injuries is ideal, when they do occur, early identification and appropriate treatment are critical to improving the outcomes of patients suffering a major bile duct injury. This report delineates the key factors in classification (and its relationship to mechanism and management), identification (intraoperative and postoperative), and management principles of these bile duct injuries.
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- Lygia Stewart
- Department of Surgery (112), University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.
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Jabłońska B. Hepatectomy for bile duct injuries: When is it necessary? World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:6348-6352. [PMID: 24151352 PMCID: PMC3801304 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Iatrogenic bile duct injuries (IBDI) are still a challenge for surgeons. The most frequently, they are caused by laparoscopic cholecystectomy which is one of the commonest surgical procedure in the world. Endoscopic techniques are recommended as initial treatment of IBDI. When endoscopic treatment is not effective, surgery is considered. Different surgical biliary reconstructions are performed in most patients in IBDI. Roux-Y hepaticojejunostomy is the commonest biliary reconstruction for IBDI. In some patients with complex IBDI, hepatectomy is required. Recently, Li et al analyzed the factors that had led to hepatectomy for patients with IBDI after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Authors concluded that hepatectomy might be necessary to manage early or late complications after LC. The study showed that proximal IBDI (involving hepatic confluence) and IBDI associated with vascular injuries were the two independent risk factors of hepatectomy in this series. Authors distinguished two main groups of patients that require liver resection in IBDI: those with an injury-induced liver necrosis necessitating early intervention, and those in whom liver resection is indicated for treatment of liver atrophy following long-term cholangitis. In this commentary, indications for hepatectomy in patients with IBDI are discussed. Complex biliovascular injuries as indications for hepatectomy are presented. Short- and long-term results in patients following liver resection for IBDI are also discussed. Hepatectomy is not a standard procedure in surgical treatment of IBDI, but in some complex injuries it should be considered.
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Addeo P, Oussoultzoglou E, Fuchshuber P, Rosso E, Nobili C, Souche R, Jaeck D, Bachellier P. Reoperative surgery after repair of postcholecystectomy bile duct injuries: is it worthwhile? World J Surg 2013. [PMID: 23188533 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1847-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Repeat repair of bile duct injuries (BDIs) after cholecystectomy is technically challenging, and its success remains uncertain. We retrospectively evaluated the short- and long-term outcomes of patients requiring reoperative surgery for BDI at a major referral center for hepatobiliary surgery. METHODS Between January 1991 and May 2011, we performed surgical BDI repairs in 46 patients. Among them, 22 patients had undergone a previous surgical repair elsewhere (group 1), and 24 patients had no previous repair (group 2). We compared the early and late outcomes in the two groups. RESULTS The patients in group 1 were younger (48.6 vs. 54.8 years, p = 0.0001) and were referred after a longer interval (>1 month) from BDI (72.7 vs. 41.7%, p = 0.042). Intraoperative diagnosis of BDI (59.1 vs. 12.5%, p = 0.001), ongoing cholangitis (45.4 vs. 12.5%; p = 0.02), and delay of repair after referral to our institution (116 ± 34 days vs. 23 ± 9 days; p = 0.001) were significantly more frequent in group 1 than in group 2. No significant differences were found for postoperative mortality, morbidity, or length of stay between the groups. Patients with associated vascular injuries had a higher postoperative morbidity rate (p = 0.01) and associated hepatectomy rate (p = 0.045). After a mean follow-up of 96.6 ± 9.7 months (range 5-237.2 months, median 96 months), the rate of recurrent cholangitis (6.5%) was comparable in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that short- and long-term outcomes after surgical repair of BDI are comparable regardless of whether the patient requires reoperative surgery for a failed primary repair. Associated vascular injuries increase postoperative morbidity and the need for liver resection.
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- Pietro Addeo
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Pôle des Pathologies Digestives, Hépatiques et de la Transplantation, Hôpital de Hautepierre-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 1, Avenue Moliere, 67098, Strasbourg, France
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Addeo P, Saouli AC, Ellero B, Woehl-Jaegle ML, Oussoultzoglou E, Rosso E, Cesaretti M, Bachellier P. Liver transplantation for iatrogenic bile duct injuries sustained during cholecystectomy. Hepatol Int 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s12072-013-9442-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Benkabbou A, Castaing D, Salloum C, Adam R, Azoulay D, Vibert E. Treatment of failed Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy after post-cholecystectomy bile ducts injuries. Surgery 2013; 153:95-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sarno G, Al-Sarira AA, Ghaneh P, Fenwick SW, Malik HZ, Poston GJ. Cholecystectomy-related bile duct and vasculobiliary injuries. Br J Surg 2012; 99:1129-36. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Abstract
Background
Combined vasculobiliary injury is a serious complication of cholecystectomy. This study examined medium- to long-term outcomes after such injury.
Methods
Patients referred to this institution with Strasberg type E bile duct injuries were identified from a prospectively maintained database (1990–2010). Long-term outcomes were evaluated by chart review.
Results
Sixty-three patients were referred with bile duct injury alone (45 patients) or vasculobiliary injury (18). Thirty patients (48 per cent) had septic complications before transfer. Twenty-six patients (41 per cent) had long-term biliary complications over a median follow-up of 96 (range 12–245) months. Nine patients (3 with bile duct injury, 6 with vasculobiliary injury) required further interventions after a median of 22 (8–38) months; five required biliary surgical revision and four percutaneous dilatation of biliary strictures. Vasculobiliary injury and injury-related sepsis were independent risk factors for treatment failure: hazard ratio 7·79 (95 per cent confidence interval 2·80 to 21·70; P < 0·001) and 4·82 (1·69 to 13·68; P = 0·003) respectively.
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Outcome following bile duct injury repair was worse in patients with concomitant vasculobiliary injury and/or sepsis.
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- G Sarno
- North Western Hepatobiliary Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L7 9AL, UK
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- North Western Hepatobiliary Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L7 9AL, UK
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- North Western Hepatobiliary Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L7 9AL, UK
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- North Western Hepatobiliary Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L7 9AL, UK
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- North Western Hepatobiliary Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L7 9AL, UK
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- North Western Hepatobiliary Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L7 9AL, UK
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Timing and risk factors of hepatectomy in the management of complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 2012; 16:815-20. [PMID: 22068969 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1769-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Complex bile duct injury (BDI) is a serious condition requiring hepatectomy in some instances. The present study was to analyse the factors that led to hepatectomy for patients with BDI after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). METHODS The medical records of patients referred to our department from April 1998 to September 2007 for management of BDI following LC were reviewed, and patients who underwent hepatectomy were identified. The type of BDI, indication for liver resection, interval between LC and liver surgery, histology of the liver specimen, postoperative morbidity and long-term results were analysed. RESULTS Hepatectomy was performed in 10 of 76 patients (13.2%), with BDI either as isolated damage or in combination with vascular injury (VI). Proximal BDI (defined as disruption of the biliary confluence) and injury to the right hepatic artery were found to be independent risk factors of hepatectomy, with odds ratios of 16 and 45, respectively. Five patients required early liver resection (within 5 weeks post-LC) to control sepsis caused by confluent liver necrosis or bile duct necrosis. In five patients, hepatectomy was indicated during long-term follow-up (over 4 months post-LC) to effectively manage recurrent cholangitis and liver atrophy. Despite of high postoperative morbidity (60%) and even mortality (10%), the long-term results (median follow-up of 34 months) were satisfactory, with either no or only transitory symptoms in 67% of the patients. CONCLUSION Hepatectomy may inevitably be necessary to manage early or late complications after LC. Proximal BDI and VI were the two independent risk factors of hepatectomy in this series.
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Strasberg SM, Gouma DJ. 'Extreme' vasculobiliary injuries: association with fundus-down cholecystectomy in severely inflamed gallbladders. HPB (Oxford) 2012; 14:1-8. [PMID: 22151444 PMCID: PMC3252984 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2011.00393.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Extreme vasculobiliary injuries usually involve major hepatic arteries and portal veins. They are rare, but have severe consequences, including rapid infarction of the liver. The pathogenesis of these injuries is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of injury through an analysis of clinical records, particularly the operative notes of the index procedure. METHODS Biliary injury databases in two institutions were searched for data on extreme vasculobiliary injuries. Operative notes for the index procedure (cholecystectomy) were requested from the primary institutions. These notes and the treatment records of the tertiary centres to which the patients had been referred were examined. Radiographs from the primary institutions, when available, as well as those from the tertiary centres, were studied. RESULTS Eight patients with extreme vasculobiliary injuries were found. Most had the following features in common. The operation had been started laparoscopically and converted to an open procedure because of severe chronic or acute inflammation. Fundus-down cholecystectomy had been attempted. Severe bleeding had been encountered as a result of injury to a major portal vein and hepatic artery. Four patients have required right hepatectomy and one had required an orthotopic liver transplant. Four of the eight patients have died and one remains under treatment. CONCLUSIONS Extreme vasculobiliary injuries tend to occur when fundus-down cholecystectomy is performed in the presence of severe inflammation. Contractive inflammation thickens and shortens the cystic plate, making separation of the gallbladder from the liver hazardous.
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- Steven M Strasberg
- Section of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdamthe Netherlands
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Boonstra EA, de Boer MT, Sieders E, Peeters PMJG, de Jong KP, Slooff MJH, Porte RJ. Risk factors for central bile duct injury complicating partial liver resection. Br J Surg 2011; 99:256-62. [PMID: 22190220 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bile duct injury is a serious complication following liver resection. Few studies have differentiated between leakage from small peripheral bile ducts and central bile duct injury (CBDI), defined as an injury leading to leakage or stenosis of the common bile duct, common hepatic duct, right or left hepatic duct. This study analysed the incidence, risk factors and consequences of CBDI in liver resection. METHODS Patients undergoing liver resection between 1990 and 2007 were included in this study. Those having resection for bile duct-related pathology or trauma, or after liver transplantation were excluded. Characteristics and outcome variables were collected prospectively and analysed retrospectively. RESULTS There were 19 instances of CBDI in 462 liver resections (4·1 per cent). One-third of patients with CBDI required surgical reintervention and construction of a hepaticojejunostomy. Resection type (P < 0·001), previous liver resection (P = 0·039) and intraoperative blood loss (P = 0·002) were associated with an increased risk of CBDI. Of all resection types, extended left hemihepatectomy was associated with the highest incidence of CBDI (2 of 9 procedures). CONCLUSION Patients undergoing extended left hemihepatectomy or repeat hepatectomy were at increased risk of CBDI.
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- E A Boonstra
- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Management of post-cholecystectomy benign bile duct strictures: review. Indian J Surg 2011; 74:22-8. [PMID: 23372303 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-011-0375-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Cholecystectomy is one of the common surgical procedure performed across the world and bile duct injury is a dreaded complication. The present review addresses the classification of injuries, preoperative preparation and evaluation of these patients and appropriate timing of surgery. A detailed preoperative evaluation combined with a meticulous wide anastomosis by experienced surgeons is the key in achieving long term success. Vascular injuries and its consequences on repair and outcome is also reviewed. Long term results of surgical repair and quality of life in these patients are excellent.
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A novel classification system to address financial impact and referral decisions for bile duct injury in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. HPB SURGERY : A WORLD JOURNAL OF HEPATIC, PANCREATIC AND BILIARY SURGERY 2011; 2011:371245. [PMID: 21912446 PMCID: PMC3170787 DOI: 10.1155/2011/371245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Revised: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Purpose. The study was undertaken to evaluate a novel
classification system developed to estimate financial cost of bile
duct injury (BDI) and to aid in decision making for referral.
Study Design. A retrospective review of
patients referred for BDI was performed. Grade I injuries involve the
duct of Luschka or accessory right hepatic ducts, grade II includes
all other biliary injuries, and grade III includes all vasculobiliary
injuries. Groups were compared using standard statistical methods.
Results. There were 14 grade I, 74 grade II,
and 20 grade III injuries. There was a significant difference in the
cost and mortality of grade I ($12,457, 0%), grade II ($46,481, 1.4%),
and grade III ($69,368, 15%,
P = 0.002
and
P = 0.030,
resp.) injuries. Grade II and III injuries were significantly more
likely to require surgical repair (OR 27.7,
P < 0.001).
Conclusion. We have presented a simple
classification system that is able to accurately predict cost and need
for surgical repair.
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Perera MTPR, Monaco A, Silva MA, Bramhall SR, Mayer AD, Buckels JAC, Mirza DF. Laparoscopic posterior sectoral bile duct injury: the emerging role of nonoperative management with improved long-term results after delayed diagnosis. Surg Endosc 2011; 25:2684-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1630-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Nordin A, Grönroos JM, Mäkisalo H. Treatment of Biliary Complications after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Scand J Surg 2011; 100:42-8. [DOI: 10.1177/145749691110000108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The incidence of iatrogenic bile duct injury remains high despite increased awareness of the problem. This major complication following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has a significant impact on patient's well-being and even survival despite seemingly adequate therapy. The management of bile duct injury (BDI) includes education to avoid the insult, proper and early diagnosis and preferably early treatment. It is of utmost importance to involve experienced hepatobiliary surgeon early enough to perform corrective reconstruction or to plan other therapies with a multidisciplinary team including interventional radiologist and advanced endoscopist. The selection of correct therapy at the earliest possible phase has significant effect on patient outcome. The treatment options are surgery and endoscopy, either immediately or delayed. By constant and continuous analysis of the problem and information to the surgical community it should be possible to decrease the prevalence of iatrogenic BDI and even to avoid it.
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- A. Nordin
- Transplantation and Liver Surgery Department, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Departments of Surgery and Emergency, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Transplantation and Liver Surgery Department, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Pulitanò C, Parks RW, Ireland H, Wigmore SJ, Garden OJ. Impact of concomitant arterial injury on the outcome of laparoscopic bile duct injury. Am J Surg 2011; 201:238-44. [PMID: 21266217 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Revised: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 07/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Concomitant injury to the bile duct and hepatic artery is an increasingly recognized complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The impact of a concomitant arterial injury in patients with a bile duct injury (BDI) remains debatable. Early reports described a high incidence of septic complications, difficulty of biliary repair, and increased the risk of recurrent stricture. DATA SOURCES A literature search on the clinical significance and management of a concomitant hepatic artery injury (HAI) to the outcome of biliary-enteric reconstruction following BDI was reviewed. Relevant articles were extracted through MEDLINE, with secondary references obtained from key articles. CONCLUSIONS The association between failure of biliary repair and concomitant arterial injuries is not confirmed by the largest studies, which showed no difference in anastomotic stricture rate between patients who had an isolated BDI and those who had a combined HAI and BDI. However, right arterial injury associated with liver necrosis or damage to the right hepatic duct may require right hepatectomy.
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- Carlo Pulitanò
- Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Surgical management and outcome of bile duct injuries following cholecystectomy: a single-center experience. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2011; 396:699-707. [PMID: 21336816 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-011-0745-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2010] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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PURPOSE Biliary injury is a severe complication of cholecystectomy. The Hepp-Couinaud reconstruction with the hepatic duct confluence and the left duct may offer best long-term outcome as long as the confluence remains intact (Bismuth I-III). Complex liver surgery is usually indicated in most proximal (Bismuth IV) injuries in non-cirrhotic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical treatment and outcome of bile duct injuries managed in a referral hepatobiliary unit. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed surgical management and outcome of biliary injuries following cholecystectomy in 35 patients (27 laparoscopic) referred to our center between June 2001 and December 2009. There was no liver cirrhosis diagnosed in any patient. High injuries (Bismuth III-IV) were found in 14 patients. Management after referral included the Hepp-Couinaud hepaticojejunostomy in 32 patients with Bismuth I-III injuries, which in four cases with biliary peritonitis was preceded by abdominal lavage and prolonged external biliary drainage. Liver transplantation was performed in two patients with Bismuth IV injuries. RESULTS After median follow-up of 59 months (range, 6-102), 34 (97%) patients are alive and 32 (92%) remain in good general condition with normal liver function. One patient who had combined biliary and colonic injury died of sepsis before repair. Recurrent strictures following the Hepp-Couinaud repair developed in two (6%) patients with high injuries combined with right hepatic arterial injury. CONCLUSION The Hepp-Couinaud hepaticojejunostomy offers durable results, even after previous interventions have failed. In case of diffuse biliary peritonitis, delayed biliary reconstruction following external biliary drainage may be the best option.
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Geng L, Luo D, Zhang HC, Zhao LS, Qing DK. Microvessel density at different levels of normal or injured bile duct in dogs and its surgical implications. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2011; 10:83-7. [PMID: 21269940 DOI: 10.1016/s1499-3872(11)60012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ischemic recurrent stricture after surgical repair for iatrogenic bile duct injury (BDI) remains a challenge in clinical practice. The present study was designed to investigate whether ischemia is universal and of varied severity at different levels of the proximal bile duct after BDI. METHODS A total of 30 beagle dogs were randomly divided into control, BDI, and BDI-repaired groups. The BDI animal model was established based on the classic pattern of laparoscopic cholecystectomy-related BDI. The animals were sacrificed on postoperative day 15, and bile duct tissue was harvested to assess microvessel density (MVD) at selected levels of the normal, post-BDI and BDI-repaired bile duct with the CD34 immunohistochemistry technique. RESULTS In the control group, MVD at level H (high level) was remarkably higher than that at level L (low level). No significant difference was found between MVDs at levels H and M (middle level), as well as at levels M and L. However, the tendency was noted that the closer the level to the hilus, the greater the MVD at that level. In both the BDI and BDI-repaired groups, MVDs at level H were generally greater than those at level L, despite the unremarkable differences between MVDs at neighboring levels. In these two groups, a similar tendency of MVD distribution to that in the control group was found; the closer the level to the injury site, the lower was the MVD at that level. Moreover, compared with the MDVs at the levels M and L in the control group, MVDs at the corresponding levels in the BDI and BDI-repaired groups were all remarkably reduced (P<0.05). In addition, MVDs at all three levels in the BDI group significantly declined further after BDI repair. CONCLUSIONS After BDI, universal ischemic damage in the injured proximal bile duct develops close to the injury site, while close to the hilus, ischemia is relatively slight. High hepaticojejunostomy, rather than low biloenterostomy or end-to-end duct anastomosis, should be recommended for BDI repair. Great care should be taken to protect the peribiliary plexus during repair.
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- Lin Geng
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming 650032, China
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Strasberg SM, Helton WS. An analytical review of vasculobiliary injury in laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy. HPB (Oxford) 2011; 13:1-14. [PMID: 21159098 PMCID: PMC3019536 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Biliary injuries are frequently accompanied by vascular injuries, which may worsen the bile duct injury and cause liver ischemia. We performed an analytical review with the aim of defining vasculobiliary injury and setting out the important issues in this area. METHODS A literature search of relevant terms was performed using OvidSP. Bibliographies of papers were also searched to obtain older literature. RESULTS Vasculobiliary injury was defined as: an injury to both a bile duct and a hepatic artery and/or portal vein; the bile duct injury may be caused by operative trauma, be ischaemic in origin or both, and may or may not be accompanied by various degrees of hepatic ischaemia. Right hepatic artery (RHA) vasculobiliary injury (VBI) is the most common variant. Injury to the RHA likely extends the biliary injury to a higher level than the gross observed mechanical injury. VBI results in slow hepatic infarction in about 10% of patients. Repair of the artery is rarely possible and the overall benefit unclear. Injuries involving the portal vein or common or proper hepatic arteries are much less common, but have more serious effects including rapid infarction of the liver. CONCLUSIONS Routine arteriography is recommended in patients with a biliary injury if early repair is contemplated. Consideration should be given to delaying repair of a biliary injury in patients with occlusion of the RHA. Patients with injuries to the portal vein or proper or common hepatic should be emergently referred to tertiary care centers.
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- Steven M Strasberg
- Section of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Strasberg SM, Helton WS. An analytical review of vasculobiliary injury in laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy. HPB (Oxford) 2010. [PMID: 21159098 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Biliary injuries are frequently accompanied by vascular injuries, which may worsen the bile duct injury and cause liver ischemia. We performed an analytical review with the aim of defining vasculobiliary injury and setting out the important issues in this area. METHODS A literature search of relevant terms was performed using OvidSP. Bibliographies of papers were also searched to obtain older literature. RESULTS Vasculobiliary injury was defined as: an injury to both a bile duct and a hepatic artery and/or portal vein; the bile duct injury may be caused by operative trauma, be ischaemic in origin or both, and may or may not be accompanied by various degrees of hepatic ischaemia. Right hepatic artery (RHA) vasculobiliary injury (VBI) is the most common variant. Injury to the RHA likely extends the biliary injury to a higher level than the gross observed mechanical injury. VBI results in slow hepatic infarction in about 10% of patients. Repair of the artery is rarely possible and the overall benefit unclear. Injuries involving the portal vein or common or proper hepatic arteries are much less common, but have more serious effects including rapid infarction of the liver. CONCLUSIONS Routine arteriography is recommended in patients with a biliary injury if early repair is contemplated. Consideration should be given to delaying repair of a biliary injury in patients with occlusion of the RHA. Patients with injuries to the portal vein or proper or common hepatic should be emergently referred to tertiary care centers.
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- Steven M Strasberg
- Section of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Lau WY, Lai ECH, Lau SHY. Management of bile duct injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a review. ANZ J Surg 2010; 80:75-81. [PMID: 20575884 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05205.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bile duct injury following cholecystectomy is an iatrogenic catastrophe which is associated with significant perioperative morbidity and mortality, reduced long-term survival and quality of life, and high rates of subsequent litigation. The aim of this article was to review the management of bile duct injury after cholecystectomy. METHODS Medline and PubMed database search was undertaken to identify articles in English from 1970 to 2008 using the key words 'bile duct injury', 'cholecystectomy' and 'classification'. Additional papers were identified by a manual search of the references from the key articles. Case report was excluded. RESULTS Early recognition of bile duct injury is of paramount importance. Only 25%-32.4% of injuries are recognized during operation. The majority of patients present initially with non-specific symptoms. Management depends on the timing of recognition, the type, extent and level of the injury. Immediate recognition and repair are associated with improved outcome, and the minimum standard of care after recognition of bile duct injury is immediate referral to a surgeon experienced in bile duct injury repair. There is a growing body of literature supporting the importance of early referral to a tertiary care hospital which can provide a multidisciplinary approach to treat bile duct injury. Inadequate management may lead to severe complications. CONCLUSIONS None of the classification system is universally accepted as each has its own limitation. The optimal management depends on the timing of recognition of injury, the extent of bile duct injury, the patient's condition and the availability of experienced hepatobiliary surgeons.
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- Wan Yee Lau
- Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Ruiz Gómez F, Ramia Ángel JM, García-Parreño Jofré J, Figueras J. Lesiones iatrogénicas de la vía biliar. Cir Esp 2010; 88:211-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2010.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2009] [Revised: 02/21/2010] [Accepted: 03/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bile duct injuries incurred during laparoscopic cholecystectomies remain a major complication in an otherwise safe surgery. These injuries are potentially avoidable with proper techniques and correct interpretation of the anatomy. The scope of the injury can range from a simple cystic duct leak to the injury of the left and right hepatic duct confluence. The key to successful outcomes from these injuries is to know when a referral to a specialized tertiary center is necessary. Evaluation and treatment of bile duct injuries is complex and often requires the expertise of an advanced endoscopist, interventional radiologist, and hepatobiliary surgeons. Before any planned intervention or operative repair, detailed evaluation of the biliary system and its associated vasculature is required. Better outcomes are achieved when patients are referred to centers specialized in biliary injury evaluation, treatment, and performing pretreatment planning early.
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- Yuhsin V Wu
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Surgery House Staff Office, 1701 West Building, Campus Box 8109, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Truant S, Boleslawski E, Lebuffe G, Sergent G, Pruvot FR. Hepatic resection for post-cholecystectomy bile duct injuries: a literature review. HPB (Oxford) 2010; 12:334-41. [PMID: 20590909 PMCID: PMC2951822 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00172.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study seeks to identify factors for hepatectomy in the management of post-cholecystectomy bile duct injury (BDI) and outcome via a systematic review of the literature. METHODS Relevant literature was found by searching the PubMed database and the bibliographies of extracted articles. To avoid bias selection, factors for hepatectomy were analysed in series reporting both patients undergoing hepatectomy and patients undergoing biliary repair without hepatectomy (bimodal treatment). Relevant variables were the presence or absence of additional hepatic artery and/or portal vein injury, the level of BDI, and a previous biliary repair. RESULTS Among 460 potentially relevant publications, only 31 met the eligibility criteria. A total of 99 hepatectomies were reported among 1756 (5.6%) patients referred for post-cholecystectomy BDI. In eight series reporting bimodal treatment, including 232 patients, logistic regression multivariate analysis showed that hepatic arterial and Strasberg E4 and E5 injuries were independent factors associated with hepatectomy. Patients with combined arterial and Strasberg E4 or E5 injury were 43.3 times more likely to undergo hepatectomy (95% confidence interval 8.0-234.2) than patients without complex injury. Despite high postoperative morbidity, mortality rates were comparable with those of hepaticojejunostomy, except in urgent hepatectomies (within 2 weeks; four of nine patients died). Longterm outcome was satisfactory in 12 of 18 patients in the largest series. CONCLUSIONS Hepatectomies were performed mainly in patients showing complex concurrent Strasberg E4 or E5 and hepatic arterial injury and provided satisfactory longterm outcomes despite high postoperative morbidity.
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- Stéphanie Truant
- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, University HospitalsLille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, University HospitalsLille, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University HospitalsLille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, University HospitalsLille, France
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Schmidt SC, Fikatas P, Denecke T, Schumacher G, Aurich F, Neumann U, Seehofer D. Hepatic resection for patients with cholecystectomy related complex bile duct injury. Eur Surg 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10353-010-0524-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The incidence of bile duct injury (BDI) has increased after the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A BDI can occur in the hands of experienced surgeons also. It can result in serious complications and may even cause death of the patient; it also has financial and legal implications. Proper training, sound surgical technique, and conversion to an open operation can prevent a large number of injuries. An injury that is missed during the operation manifests in the postoperative period as a bile leak and external biliary fistula or during the follow up as a biliary stricture. Management of a BDI depends on the nature of the bile duct injured, type of injury, and expertise available; it may range from simple subhepatic drainage to Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy Excellent results can be obtained when BDI is managed at a hepatobiliary center.
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- Vinay K. Kapoor
- From the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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