Application of Layered Suture Technique in Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration with Primary Suture / 中国微创外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the application value of layered suture technique in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary suture. Methods A total of 216 patients received laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary suture in our hospital from March 2007 to March 2013.Of these cases, layered suture technique was utilized in 89 patients and single-layer suture was used in 127 patients.The operation time, postoperative hospital stay, and postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. Results Two groups of patients were operated smoothly, with no conversions to laparotomy.Postoperative recovery was smooth.The operative time was not significantly different between the two groups of patients (t=-0.931, P=0.353). The postoperative hospital stay and incidence of postoperative bile leakage were significantly lower in layered suture group than those in single-layer suture group [(5.9 ±1.7) d vs.(7.7 ±1.8) d,t =7.400, P=0.000;3.4%(3/89) vs.20.5%(26/127), χ2 =13.167, P=0.000].In the single-layer suture group, the incidence of postoperative bile leakage was significantly higher in patients complicated with acute cholangitis [45.4%(10/22) vs.15.2%(16/105),χ2 =8.429, P=0.004], whereas in the layered suture group, the incidence of postoperative bile leakage was insignificantly different among patients with and without acute cholangitis [7.1%(1/14) vs.2.7%(2/75),χ2 =0.002, P=0.964]. Conclusion Application of layered suture technique in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary suture is feasible and safe, with advantages of less bile leakage and shorter hospital stay.