title: A retrospective study of surgical common bile-duct exploration: ten years experience.
abstract: The results of surgical common bile duct exploration in 1007 patients were evaluated in a retrospective study. Overall mortality was 2%. Under the age of 70 years mortality was 0.9%. Mortality increased significantly in patients older than 80 years (9.5%), including the patients with acute cholangitis. The most frequently encountered complications were wound infection in 7%, severe pulmonary insufficiency in 4%, and cardiovascular problems in 3%. The results of the present series show that in the current state of pre-, intra- and postoperative care surgical common bile-duct exploration has a low morbidity and mortality rate in patients under 80 years of age.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors