Surgical treatment of Mirizzi syndrome (a report of 43 cases) / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the pathologic feature and rational diagnosis and treatment of Mirizzi Syndrome. Method The clinical data of 43 cases treated by surgery were retrospectively analysed. Results All the 43 cases underwent operation, including partial cholecystecomy in 8 cases, cholecystectomy in 16cases , cholecystectomy plus common bile duct exploration with T tube drainage in 9 cases, choledochojejunostomy in 10 cases. Of the 43 cases, 36 cases were followed up for 1～5 years. Of them, 29 cases were in excellent, 6 cases in good and 1 case in poor. Conclusions The pathologic type of Mirizzi Syndrome is variant. It is difficult to make a definite diagnoses before operation. So vary imaginal technique should be adopted. Different operative procedures should be used according to patients' pathologic type.