Progress in surgical treatment of hepatolithiasis associated with bile duct strictures / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Hepatolithiasis refers to a disease with stones located in bile ducts above the bifurcation of the left and right hepatic ducts. It is a common benign biliary duct disease. Hepatolithiasis is often associated with intrahepatic bile duct strictures. Due to its complex etiology and pathological changes, its treatment remains a hot topic for debate and research in biliary surgery. In recent years, new treatments have been introduced, but they are all faced with problems such as high recurrence rate, postoperative restenosis rate and reoperation rate. This article reviews the recent progress of surgical management of biliary strictures in the treatment of hepatolithiasis, including the use of hepatectomy, biliary plastic surgery, choledochoenterostomy, choledochoscopy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography biliary stent placement to provide a up-to-date view surgical treatment of hepatolithiasis associated with biliary strictures.