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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2015; 21(12): 3564-3570
Published online Mar 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3564
Published online Mar 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3564
Hepatectomy with primary closure of common bile duct for hepatolithiasis combined with choledocholithiasis
Chang-Ku Jia, Jie Weng, You-Ke Chen, Qing-Zhuang Yang, Yu Fu, Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou 570102, Hainan Province, China
Qi-Fan Qin, Department of General Surgery, Lin’gao County Hospital, Lin’gao 571800, Hainan Province, China
Wei-Ming Yu, Department of General Surgery, Lin’an Municipal Hospital, Lin’an 311300, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Jia CK, Qin QF and Yu WM performed the operation; Jia CK and Weng J designed the study; Jia CK and Yang QZ wrote the manuscript; Chen YK and Fu Y revised the manuscript.
Supported by Major Program of Science and Technology Bureau of Hainan Province, No. ZDXM2014074; Program of Social Development and Scientific and Technological Projects of Hainan Province, No. SF201422; and Science and Technology Projects of the Education Department of Hainan Province, No. Hjkj2012-25.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the Medical Ethics Board of the Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College.
Informed consent: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors have no potential conflict of interests.
Data sharing: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Wei-Ming Yu, MD, Department of General Surgery, Lin’an Municipal Hospital, No. 548 Yijin Street, Lin’an 311300, Zhejiang Province, China. 18976452639@126.com
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Received: September 19, 2014
Peer-review started: September 21, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 24, 2014
Accepted: January 16, 2015
Article in press: January 16, 2015
Published online: March 28, 2015
Processing time: 191 Days and 17.2 Hours
Peer-review started: September 21, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 24, 2014
Accepted: January 16, 2015
Article in press: January 16, 2015
Published online: March 28, 2015
Processing time: 191 Days and 17.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We performed hepatectomy with primary closure of the common bile duct for hepatolithiasis combined with choledocholithiasis. Postoperative complications including residual stones, bile leakage, pancreatitis and cholangitis were equivalent in the drainage and non-drainage groups. Postoperative hospital stay and costs were nevertheless significantly less in the non-drainage than in the drainage group. Additional biliary drainage is not necessary for all patients with intrahepatic and extrahepatic calculi, thus avoiding unnecessary discomfort and extra costs. Anatomic hepatectomy followed by intraoperative choledochoendoscopic stone extraction without biliary drainage in selected patients is a safe and effective treatment.