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Identification and Management of Bile Leaks Post Cholecystectomy

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Post operative bile leaks, although infrequent, represent a significant complication following laparoscopic cholecystectomy that must be detected early and managed appropriately to prevent significant morbidity and rarely mortality.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, UK

    George Kalogeropoulos M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S.

  2. Hepatobiliary Surgery, Queens Medical Centre—Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK

    Ian J. Beckingham

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    Guy D. Eslick

  3. Divisional Director of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Robert Padbury

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Kalogeropoulos, G., Beckingham, I.J. (2018). Identification and Management of Bile Leaks Post Cholecystectomy. In: Cox, M., Eslick, G., Padbury, R. (eds) The Management of Gallstone Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63884-3_22

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