Iatrogenic injury to the common bile duct

Introduction: The formation of gallstones in the gall bladder is very common. It is now considered that approximately 10% to 15% of the adult population has gallstones. It is more frequent in women than men.

Etiologies are various and include: age, sex, diet, sudden weight loss, etc. According to the report of the US National Institute of Health, it is estimated that 6.3 million men and 14.2 million women, aged 20-74 years in the United States has calculosis of the gallbladder, due to which every year is performed about 700,000 cholecystectomy.

Case report: Male patient, aged about 40 years, admitted at the Clinic and laparoscopic surgery was performed in our department for chronic, as multiple, symptomatic gallbladder calculi. Intraoperative findings showed chronically inflamed, curled gall bladder, and wall thickening. After the first postoperative day there is no content in the drain bag and it is taken out, and the patient leaves the hospital without any problems. The seventh post-operative day occurred abdominal pain, weakness and fatigue, with striking yellow skin and visible mucous membranes. Clinical, laboratory and echo determined abdomen full of fluids, so it was suspected lesion of the bile duct. Urgent revision was performed. Intraoperative was found a lesion of the common bile duct in the form of a complete interruption. Created is anastomosis through transhepatic drain according to Pradera. Early and late postoperative flow was entirely normal with normal laboratory and echofindings. Control, contrast imaging through a drain showed the orderly flow of extrahepatic bile ducts, with minimal extravasation of contrast.

Conclusion: At the Department of Surgery of General Hospital in Konjic laparoscopic cholecystectomy is performed since 1999. In the beginning it was done by three trocars (European style), and later, in order to prevent complications or injury of the bile duct is performed surgery with four trocars (American style). The number of complicated procedures in our hospital does not differ from similar indicators in foreign surgical facilities.