Choledochoduodenostomy – A Follow-Up Study of 61 Cases

Abstract

A 10-year follow-up study of 61 cases of choledochoduodenostomy for benign biliary tract disease is presented. Twenty-three percent of the patients had previously had a cholecystectomy. The operative mortality and complications rates were found to be within the range of the results after simple cholecystectomy with exploration of the common bile duct. Most complications appeared in risk groups, 4 patients (6.5 %) had been reoperated on, and 1 patient (1.6%) had biliary complaints. Choledochoduodenostomy is still found to be a valuable procedure in biliary surgery, though certain indications have to be re-evaluated due to the appearance of endoscopic papillotomy.