Changing referral pattern of biliary injuries sustained during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
More patients with less severe type biliary injury are being referred earlier to a specialist hepatobiliary unit. Most patients still have ineffective corrective surgery before transfer. Presented in part to the European Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association in Budapest, Hungary, May 1999 and published in abstract form as Digestive Surgery 1999; 16(Suppl 1): 32.
Liver and Hepatobiliary Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
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D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends*