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Comparative study of three common bile duct closure techniques after choledocholithotomy: safety and efficacy.
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Comparative Study of Three Common Bile Duct Closure Techniques After Choledocholithotomy: Safety and Efficacy
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Surgical management of common bile duct stones following repeated endoscopic failure: A retrospective cohort study covering the pandemic period.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- The efficacy and safety of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary duct closure for cholecystolithiasis combined with choledocholithiasis.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- T‑tube versus internal drainage tube in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeT-tube drainage, primary closure, and biliary stenting are the common bile duct closure methods. There is great debate on the optimal duct closure technique after common bile duct exploration. This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of the three commonest common bile duct closure methods after common bile duct exploration for common bile duct stone for future generalization.
methodsIn this analysis, 211 patients with common bile duct stone underwent common bile duct exploration from January 2016 to December 2020. The patients were divided according to common bile duct closure techniques into three groups, including the T-tube drainage group (63 patients), primary duct closure group (61 patients), and antegrade biliary stenting group (87 patients).
resultsThe incidence of overall biliary complications and bile leak were statistically significantly lower in the biliary stenting group than in the other two groups. Also, hospital stays, drain carried time, return to normal activity, re-intervention, and re-admission rates were statistically significantly lower in the biliary stenting group than in the other two groups. There were no statistically significant differences regarding operative and choledochotomy time, retained and recurrent stone, stricture, biliary peritonitis, cholangitis, and the cost among the three groups.
conclusionsWe state that the biliary stenting procedure should be the preferred first option for common bile duct closure after common bile duct exploration when compared with T-tube drainage and primary duct closure.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov PRS (Approval No. NCT04264299).
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