Liver transplantation for bile duct injury after open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bile duct injury (BDI) after cholecystectomy is a serious complication. In a small subset of patients with BDI, failure of surgical or non-surgical management might lead to acute or chronic liver failure. The aim of this study was to review the indications and outcome of liver transplantation (LT) for BDI after open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods

Patients with BDI after cholecystectomy who were on the waiting list for LT between January 1987 and December 2010 were identified from LT centres in Spain. A standardized questionnaire was sent to each unit for extraction of data on diagnosis, previous treatments, indication and outcome of LT for BDI.

Results

Some 27 patients with BDI after cholecystectomy in whom surgical and non-surgical management fo

SUBMITTER: Parrilla P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4253129 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature