A study of early and delayed repair of common bile duct injury in Western Maharashtra

Abstract

Background: Injury to the extrahepatic biliary tree is a well-identified complication of cholecystectomy. The present study was conducted to compare results of early and delayed repair of common bile duct injury.Materials & Methods: 74 patients of bile duct injury of both genders were divided into 2 groups of 37 each. Group I was acute (≤48 h from index procedure) and group II was delayed (>48 h after index procedure). Aetiology, hospital length of stay and time to repair was recorded.Results: There were 27 males and 10 females in group I and 25 males and 12 females in group II. Type A was seen in 0 and 1, B in 2 and 4, C in 5 and 6, D in 8 and 3, E1 in 4 and 7, E2 in 6 and 6, E3 in 8 and 4, E4 in 1 and 3, E5 in 3 and 1 and Xa in 0 and 2 in group I and II respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P