title: A technique of biliary tract reconstruction with complete follow-up in 44 consecutive cases.
abstract: Forty-four consecutive stricture repairs by one surgeon with long-term follow-up study are reported. Sutured anastomoses were performed in 39 patients. Essentials of the sutured repair include minimal dissection of the proximal duct, a one-layer anastomosis, mucosa-to-mucosa apposition, and a preference for hepaticojejunostomy with a T-tube stent. Eighty-six per cent of the patients treated by this technique achieved satisfactory results. This technique is the procedure of choice for repair of biliary stricture.
mesh_terms: D002779:Cholestasis / Q000601:surgery*; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques