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. 2013 May;29(3):799-802.

Biliary bypass surgery - Analysis of indications & outcome of different procedures

K Altaf Hussain Talpur  1 , Arshad Mahmood Malik  2 , Amir Iqbal Memon  3 , Jawed Naeem Qureshi  4 , Ahmed Khan Sangrasi  5 , Abdul Aziz Laghari  6
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Biliary bypass surgery - Analysis of indications & outcome of different procedures

K Altaf Hussain Talpur et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2013 May.

Abstract

Objectives: This study reports the indications and outcome of various biliary bypass surgical procedures from a single centre over a period of 10 years.

Methods: This is a prospective observational study conducted over a period of 10 years (January 2001-december 2010). A total of 1500 patients were included, who underwent pancreatico-biliary surgery due to common bile duct (CBD) stones, congenital anomalies of biliary tree, unoperable pancreatico-biliary malignancies, CBD strictures and cases who developed iatrogenic biliary injuries during cholecystectomy (both open & laproscopic) during this period of time. The patients who required biliary bypass surgery were further analysed for indications and outcome.

Results: Out of 1500 patients 83(5.53%) required biliary bypass surgical procedures. The CBD stones were observed as the most common indication (25.3%), followed by CBD injuries after open(10.84%) or laproscopic-cholecystectomy (14.46%), carcinoma head of pancreas (12.05%) and CBD obstruction(14.46%) either due to CBD strictures or unknown distal obstruction. Roux-en-Y-hepatico-jejunostomy (26.51%) was the most frequently performed procedure, followed by choledochoduodenostomy and Roux-en-Y choledocho-jejunostomy (i.e. 25.3% and 12.05% respectively). Roux-en-Y biliary bypass procedure was observed to be associated with better outcome in terms of rate of complications as well duration of hospital stay.

Conclusion: Biliary bypass surgical procedures are the better options to restore the continuity of biliary system in patients with iatrogenic biliary tree injuries and un-operable pancreatico-biliary malignancy. Roux-en-Y biliary bypass procedure is safe and problem solving method in these cases.

Keywords: Biliary bypass surgery; Biliary injuries; CBD stones; Cholecystectomy; Pancreatico-biliary malignancies.

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