Diagnosis and surgical treatment of bile duct stone of caudate lobe / 中国现代普通外科进展

Objective: To explore the diagnosis and surgical treatment for cholelithiasis of cau- dal lobe of liver. Methods: The data of 98 patients with cholelithiasis of caudal lobe were reviewed. Results: 42 cases (43% ) got preoperative diagnosis. No cases died during operation.7cases had residual stones,the rate of which was 7.1% . The stones recurred in 10 cases and the rate was 12.3% . Conclusion: Understanding the disease, the preoperative image examination combining with introperative exploration are important to decrease the misdiagnosis and increase the rate of diagnosis. The surgical treatment should follow the principle of individualized therapy.