title: Avulsion of common bile duct--case report.
abstract: Common bile duct disruption from blunt trauma is very rare. Management, diagnosis and therapy by a non-specialist surgeon can be difficult. We describe a bile duct injury after a motor vehicle crash in a young male, treated with cholecystojejunostomy at his third laparotomy. We also briefly review some diagnostic aspects and therapeutic options from the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Servants Hospital of Minas Gerais - IPSEMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, MG, Brazil. rgnagem@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Rachid G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Nagem
authors.forename: Wilson L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Abrantes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002758:Cholangiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male