[Laparoscopic placement of T-drainage in choledocholithiasis]

Chirurg. 1991 Sep;62(9):691-3.
[Article in German]

Abstract

This case report illustrates the feasibility of bile duct revision and T-tube insertion by laparoscopic approach. The procedure largely employs the traditional action. Laparoscopy demands more skill, particularly regarding the suture of the common bile duct, but does not interfere its realisation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cholangiography
  • Cholecystectomy / instrumentation*
  • Drainage / instrumentation*
  • Gallstones / diagnostic imaging
  • Gallstones / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopes*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging