title: Primary suture or T-tube drainage after choledochotomy.
abstract: It has been suggested that decreased morbidity and mortality after choledochotomy is obtained by avoidance of T-tube drainage of the common bile duct. A prospective randomised trial involving 80 patients having either primary suture of the common bile duct or T-tube drainage has therefore been undertaken. The indications for exploring the duct together with the complications arising in the two groups are enumerated. There is a significant saving of hospital time after primary suture, P = 0.05 (Wilcoxon's test).
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011897:Random Allocation; D013536:Suture Techniques