title: [Clinical evaluation of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration in 587 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the experience of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 587 cases who underwent laparoscopic common bile duct exploration from June 1992 to May 2006 were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The surgery was successful in 585 cases (99.7%), 2 cases were converted to open common bile duct exploration. The duration of operation was 60 approximately 230 min (averaged 85 min), the complications consisted of biliary fistula (n=13), injury of the duodenum (n=1), abscess of drainage tube orifice (n=1), titanium clip discharging out from T tube (n=3), residual common bile duct stones (n=35). The patients could take food and walk on the second postoperative day and average postoperative hospital stay was 4.6 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is a safe and effective procedure in treating the calculus of bile duct.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
authors.forename: Chong-zhong
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: San-yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guang-yong
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hai-feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ke-xin
authors.initials: KX
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome