ReviewHPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association2011
An analytical review of vasculobiliary injury in laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy.
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- The anatomy and surgical implications of the middle hepatic artery: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2025Pooled it
- Moynihan's hump of the right hepatic artery in Calot's triangle: a systematic review and meta-analysis of its incidence and surgical importance.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2023Pooled it
- 2020 WSES guidelines for the detection and management of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2021Guideline
- Long-Term Impact of Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injury.Digestive surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy done with surgical energy versus done without surgical energy: a prospective-randomized control study.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Trial
- Combined vascular and biliary fluorescence imaging in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2013Trial
- Statewide patterns of intraoperative cholangiography utilization during inpatient and outpatient cholecystectomy in Texas.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Treatment of Bile Duct Transection Injury in an Integrated System.The Permanente journal · 2026Article
- Unmasking of a missed right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm by biliary decompression following Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for Strasberg type E3 bile duct injury.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Algorithms for management of patients with iatrogenic bile duct injury: a single-center experience.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
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- Navigating the Impossible Gallbladder: Bailout Strategies and Culture of Safety in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.Cureus · 2026Review
- Isolated Arterial Injury of Moynihan's Hump During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report With Video.Cureus · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Intraoperative Findings and the Role of Biliary Mapping Using Methylene Blue in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Cross-sectional Study.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- Patient outcomes and healthcare costs following iatrogenic bile duct injuries: A national multicentre retrospective cohort study.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2025Article
- Visceral Arterial Pseudoaneurysms-A Clinical Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Portal vein reconstruction in iatrogenic portal vein ligation.CVIR endovascular · 2025Article
- Cholecystectomy associated vasculobiliary injuries: Incidence and impact on surgical repair outcomes.Turkish journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Post-operative complications of cholecystectomy: what the radiologist needs to know.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Review
- Peroral cholecystoscopy-guided interventions through a lumen-apposing metal stent after EUS-guided gallbladder drainage: proof-of-concept study in a swine model.iGIE : innovation, investigation and insights · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesBiliary injuries are frequently accompanied by vascular injuries, which may worsen the bile duct injury and cause liver ischemia. We performed an analytical review with the aim of defining vasculobiliary injury and setting out the important issues in this area.
methodsA literature search of relevant terms was performed using OvidSP. Bibliographies of papers were also searched to obtain older literature.
resultsVasculobiliary injury was defined as: an injury to both a bile duct and a hepatic artery and/or portal vein; the bile duct injury may be caused by operative trauma, be ischaemic in origin or both, and may or may not be accompanied by various degrees of hepatic ischaemia. Right hepatic artery (RHA) vasculobiliary injury (VBI) is the most common variant. Injury to the RHA likely extends the biliary injury to a higher level than the gross observed mechanical injury. VBI results in slow hepatic infarction in about 10% of patients. Repair of the artery is rarely possible and the overall benefit unclear. Injuries involving the portal vein or common or proper hepatic arteries are much less common, but have more serious effects including rapid infarction of the liver.
conclusionsRoutine arteriography is recommended in patients with a biliary injury if early repair is contemplated. Consideration should be given to delaying repair of a biliary injury in patients with occlusion of the RHA. Patients with injuries to the portal vein or proper or common hepatic should be emergently referred to tertiary care centers.
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