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8553210

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy is the procedure of choice in the management of patients with major bile duct injuries. In instances of anastomotic stricture, this anastomosis is inaccessible to conventional endoscopy. A technique is described for assessment and intervention of bilioenteric anastomoses that escape the reach of conventional endoscopy. Three cases are presented illustrating the feasibility of open and laparoscopic-assisted small-bowel endoscopy. All patients presented with recurrent cholangitis and had multiple interventions in their biliary tree prior to referral. At operation, the limb of jejunum going to the bilioenteric anastomosis was identified, an enterotomy was made, and a flexible endoscope was passed to evaluate the anastomosis. In two cases the anastomosis was revised by endoscopically excising scar tissue. In the third case the anastomosis was patent and unnecessary intervention was avoided. There was no morbidity or mortality and the patients had complete resolution of their symptoms. Operative endoscopy appears to be useful in the evaluation and intervention of bilioenteric anastomoses that cannot be evaluated by conventional endoscopy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0930-2794
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1093-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Operative enteroscopy. A useful tool in the evaluation and intervention of bilioenteric anastomoses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, VA-University of California, Davis 94553, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports