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Although still a rare event, bile duct injury incidence is steadily increasing as the number of laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed increases. Fortunately, most injuries are managed endoscopically, with those requiring surgery usually requiring a bilioenteric anastomosis. For those with more complex injuries, especially around the biliary confluence, formal hepatic resection may be required. Both early and delayed indications for hepatectomy exist including liver necrosis, overwhelming sepsis and recurrent cholangitis. In the majority, this can be performed with low mortality and reasonable long-term functional outcomes—especially if these injuries are managed at specialized hepatobiliary referral centers.
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McCall, M.D., Bressan, A.K., Dixon, E. (2015). Liver Resection for Bile Duct Injury. In: Dixon, E., Vollmer Jr., C., May, G. (eds) Management of Benign Biliary Stenosis and Injury. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22273-8_32
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