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Review
. 2025 Nov 10.
doi: 10.1007/s00104-025-02399-5. Online ahead of print.

[Management of postoperative bile leaks]

[Article in German]
Felix Dondorf  1 , Oliver Rohland  2   3 , Nicola Sariye Pollmann  2 , Laura Schwenk  2 , Aladdin Ali Deeb  2 , Michael Ardelt  2 , Robert Drescher  4 , Martin Freesmeyer  4 , Falk Rauchfuß  2 , Utz Settmacher  2
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Review

[Management of postoperative bile leaks]

[Article in German]
Felix Dondorf et al. Chirurgie (Heidelb). .

Abstract
in English, German

Any procedure involving the liver or bile ducts can lead to bile leakage and thus to a potentially life-threatening complication. Most cases are treated conservatively or with an endoscopic intervention. Interdisciplinary treatment plays a crucial role in this context. This article examines the definition, risk factors, diagnostics, and treatment of postoperative bile leakage, taking the relevant literature into account.

Jeder Eingriff an der Leber oder den Gallenwegen kann zu einem Galleleck und damit zu einer potenziell lebensbedrohlichen Komplikation führen. Die meisten werden konservativ bzw. endoskopisch-interventionell behandelt. Dabei spielen interdisziplinäre Therapien eine entscheidende Rolle. Der Beitrag beleuchtet die Definition, die Risikofaktoren sowie die Diagnostik und Therapie eines postoperativen Gallelecks unter Betrachtung der Literatur.

Keywords: Bile leakage; Biloma; Liver resection; Liver surgery; Postoperative complication.

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Conflict of interest statement

Einhaltung ethischer Richtlinien. Interessenkonflikt: F. Dondorf, O. Rohland, N.S. Pollmann, L. Schwenk, A. Ali Deeb, M. Ardelt, R. Drescher, M. Freesmeyer, F. Rauchfuß und U. Settmacher geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht. Für diesen Beitrag wurden von den Autor/-innen keine Studien an Menschen oder Tieren durchgeführt. Für die aufgeführten Studien gelten die jeweils dort angegebenen ethischen Richtlinien.

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