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%

CBD: common bile duct. CHD: common hepatic duct.