Clinical Study
Iatrogenic Biliary Injuries: Multidisciplinary Management in a Major Tertiary Referral Center
Table 2
Endoscopic treatment of biliary injuries.
| | | % |
| Endoscopic treatment | | | Endoscopic sphincterotomy only for minor leakage | 31 | 6.5% | Endoscopic sphincterotomy and stenting for mild leakage | 47 | 10% | Endoscopic sphincterotomy and stenting for marked leakage | 22 | 4.6% | Endoscopic sphincterotomy and stenting for transaction injuries | 4 | 0.8% | Endoscopic sphincterotomy, stone extraction, and stenting for leakage with stones | 51 | 10.8% | Endoscopic sphincterotomy with dilatation and stenting for leakage with stricture | 8 | 1.7% | Endoscopic sphincterotomy and dilatation of ampullary stricture | 13 | 2.8% | Endoscopic repeated dilatation with 8 French stents to 12 French stents | | | Single stent (in CBD and CHD) | 38 | 8% | Double stents (right and left hepatic ducts) | 11 | 2.3% | Endoscopic dilatation of CBD stricture, stone extraction, and stenting for CBD stricture with stone | 7 | 1.5% |
| Total | 232 | 49% |
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CBD: common bile duct. CHD: common hepatic duct.
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