Simultaneous Early Surgical Repair of Post-Cholecystectomy Major Bile Duct Injury and Complex Abdominal Evisceration: A Case Report (original) (raw)

Surgical Case Reports, 2021

Abstract

Background: Major bile duct injuries (BDIs) are hazardous complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (0.4%-0.6% of all laparoscopic cholecystectomies) [1, 2-4]. Major BDIs usually require surgery, ideally either within one week or after 3 three months after index surgery [1]. We describe the case of iatrogenic transection of the common bile duct (CBD) complicated by a complex full midline abdominal evisceration presented on day 12 after emergency laparotomy for biliary peritonitis. Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a district general hospital and was discharged on the same day, following apparently uneventful surgery. He, however, re-presented two days later with biliary peritonitis when emergency ERCP showed full CBD transection. The local surgical team performed midline exploratory laparotomy, washout, and external drainage aside the leaking CBD and referred the case to our tertiary HPB service. While awaiting transfer (due to be...

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