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Choledochoduodenostomy re-evaluated in the endoscopic and laparoscopic era

Bosanquet, D.C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-0489, Cole, M., Conway, K.C. and Lewis, M.H. 2012. Choledochoduodenostomy re-evaluated in the endoscopic and laparoscopic era. Hepato-Gastroenterology 59 (120) , pp. 2410-2415. 10.5754/hge11057

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Abstract

Background/aims One of the options for draining an obstructed biliary tree is to form a choledochoduodenostomy (CDD). We evaluate our experience with this procedure with regard to complications (immediate and late), long term patency and patient survival. Methodology An analysis was performed on a prospectively maintained database of all patients undergoing CDD under a single surgeon from 1992-2009. Data included pre-operative status, indications for surgery, postoperative morbidity and mortality, and complications. Results Sixty-eight CDDs were performed (40 male, 28 female). Thirty-seven (54%) were performed for benign disease (group A) and 31 (46%) for malignant disease (histologically confirmed, group B). Patients in group B were older (58 years vs. 69 years, p=0.009), and had higher preoperative bilirubin (58 vs. 156mg/dL, p=0.0003) and alkaline phosphatase (434 vs. 696 U/L, p=0.01). In hospital mortality was 7.5% in group A, and 9% in group B. Patients in group A had a shorter postoperative stay (p=0.008). Long-term mortality was significantly greater in group B (p<0.0001). Long term complications were lower in group A (14%) vs. group B (16%). In group B recurrent jaundice occurred in 3 patients (9.7%), of which 2 were successfully stented at ERCP, and one patient developed ascending cholangitis. Conclusions CDD remains a relatively safe and effective surgical option for the treatment of obstructive jaundice in both benign and malignant disease. It remains a very useful tool where ERCP has failed, in patients with unresectable pancreatic malignancies, and in patients with recurrent choledocholithiasis.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Publisher: Thieme Publishing / Georg Thieme Verlag
ISSN: 0172-6390
Last Modified: 01 Jul 2024 15:15
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169984

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