title: Technical points of total laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Choledochal cyst excision and biliary enteric reconstruction constitute the best therapy for choledochal cyst. And laparoscopy is currently used to cure this disease now.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 34 cases of total laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision between January 2007 and August 2011. All patients underwent in vitro Roux-en-Y hepatoenterostomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 34 patients underwent successful total laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision. The operation time was 200 - 360 minutes. The duration of hospital stay was 3 - 7 days. Follow-up observations lasted 1 - 56 months. One patient developed an anastomotic stoma stricture, but no other cases had postoperative complications. No patients died.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Total laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision is safe and feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, People' Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Shao-cheng
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Xian-jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Hong-guang
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yu-rong
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Wen-bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Zhi-ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult