2018, Number 1
Most common bile duct lesions characterized by percutaneous cholangiography. One year’s experience in the interventionist radiology service
Ríos-Hernández N, Guerrero-Avendaño GML
Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 46-52
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Today, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard in treatment of cholelithiasis. The risk of lesion to the bile duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy has increased due to the position and exposure of anatomical structures of the extrahepatic bile ducts.Objective: To determine the most common type of lesion of the bile duct using the Bismuth classification in patients who have previously undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy, referred to the interventionist radiology service, who underwent percutaneous cholangiography, because it is a safe and effective procedure indicated for evaluation of the bile duct and in cases where necessary may be therapeutic.
Method: We conducted a retrospective search in the storage system (Picture Archiving and Communication System), Carestream, Version 11, for patients with percutaneous cholangiography, referred with lesion of the bile duct due to laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Hospital General de Mexico from March 2016 to February 2017.
Results: In our study of a total of 54 percutaneous cholangiographies performed at the interventionist radiology service due to iatrogenic lesion of the bile duct, based on the Bismuth classification, the most common lesion was type III, followed by types II, I, and IV respectively.
Conclusions: Lesions of the bile duct have increased due to the preference for laparoscopic cholecystectomy over open surgery, and percutaneous cholangiography remains the ideal method for staging and viewing such lesions over magnetic resonance cholangiography.
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