Comparison of quality of life between two biliary drainage procedures in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.
OBJECTIVE
With various kinds of minimal access surgery being introduced, quality of life must be considered as a measure of whether minimal access surgery is good or not. We evaluate the difference in quality of life using two kinds of biliary drainage procedures in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.


METHODS
Forty cases of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with cholecystectomy were studied to compare gastrointestinal quality of life index (GIQLI) preoperatively and postoperatively at two, five and sixteen weeks in two groups using different biliary drainage procedures.


RESULTS
There was no preoperative GIQLI difference between the two groups. Cases with biliary drainage through the cystic duct achieved earlier recovery. GIQLI of all cases reached normal sixteen weeks postoperatively.


CONCLUSIONS
Biliary drainage through the cystic duct in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration may help to improve the postoperative GIQLI in patients.
Xin
Ying
Y
Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University Hang Zhou, China.
Zhu
Xin
X
Wei
Qi
Q
Cai
Xiujun
X
Wang
Xianfa
X
Huang
Diyu
D
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D042883:Choledocholithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*