title: Letter to the editor regarding primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration versus T-tube.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Xihua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Ikenna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ihim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Gopal C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Kowdley
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: steven.cunningham@stagnes.org.
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*