Open AccessEndoscopic management of postoperative bile duct injuries: A single center experience
Author(s) -
Ahmed Abdel-Raouf,
Emad Hamdy,
Ehab El Hanafy,
Gamal El Ebidy
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.58763
Subject(s) - medicine , bile duct , surgery , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , endoscopic stenting , cholecystectomy , stent , therapeutic endoscopy , common bile duct , endoscopy , biliary stent , retrospective cohort study , general surgery , pancreatitis
Biliary endoscopic procedures may be less invasive than surgery for management of postoperative bile duct injuries (POBDI). This retrospective work presents the experience of a single referral center during a period of 14 years in endoscopic management of POBDI.