Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2020; 8(16): 3567-3572
Published online Aug 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i16.3567
Recovery from a biliary stricture of a common bile duct ligature injury: A case report
Zhe Fan, Ji-Yong Pan, Ye-Wei Zhang
Zhe Fan, Ji-Yong Pan, Department of General Surgery, the Third People’s Hospital of Dalian, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116033, Liaoning Province, China
Zhe Fan, Ye-Wei Zhang, Department of General Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Pan J-Y was the patient’s surgeon; Fan Z reviewed the literature and drafted the manuscript; Zhang Y-W analyzed and interpreted the imaging findings; Zhang Y-W revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; All authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81701965.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and the accompanying images.
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Corresponding author: Ye-Wei Zhang, MD, PhD, Director, Doctor, Department of General Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, No. 87 Dingjiaqiao, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu Province, China. zhangyewei@seu.edu.cn
Received: April 13, 2020
Peer-review started: April 13, 2020
First decision: April 24, 2020
Revised: July 4, 2020
Accepted: July 23, 2020
Article in press: July 23, 2020
Published online: August 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Cholecystectomy is a common elective procedure for cholecystic disease, and common bile duct injury is a major complication. We report a case of a biliary stricture caused by a ligation injury of the common bile duct during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patient had a biliary ligation for 53 h with an aggravated procedure 24 d after the ligation injury. The process of patient recovery is presented, which may be helpful to other surgeons who have encountered duct injuries.