Surgical jaundice after laparoscopic cholecystectomy:Analysis of 16 cases / 中国微创外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the causes,treatment and prophylaxis of surgical jaundice after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods A retrospective analysis was carried out in 16 cases of surgical jaundice consisting of 14 cases from this hospital out of 3 092 cases of LC from January 1994 to January 2002 and 2 cases transferred from other hospitals. Results Out of the 16 cases,residual bile duct stones were found in 9 cases,and bile duct injuries had taken place in 7 cases (2 cases of cystic duct stump leakage,3 cases of common bile/hepatic duct injuries and 2 cases of recurrent jaundice resulted from aberrant bile duct leakage).All the 16 cases were cured by surgery and no bile duct stricture occurred after surgical procedures. Conclusions Strict following indications of LC and normative surgical performance are the keys to the decrease of surgical jaundice after LC.The patient should be given active surgical intervention once surgical jaundice occurs.