title: Bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a report of the Standards Sub-committee of the Victorian State Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
abstract: A survey of Victorian surgeons performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy was carried out. This report discusses the bile duct injuries identified in the survey. Twelve injuries were recorded, a rate of 0.2%. Three of the 12 required formal repair, the other 9 being treated by T-tube alone. Possible mechanisms of these injuries, the experience of the surgeon, the role of operative cholangiography and delays in recognition of the injury are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cocks
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cade
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Collopy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rogerson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosengarten
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wale
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000293:injuries*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008485:Medical Audit; D014739:Victoria