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Newest firstBackground Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) is a congenital disease in which the pancreatic and bile ducts fuse outside the duodenal wall. Congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) involves PBM and dilatation of the extrahepatic bile duct. The lack of Oddi sphincter action at the confluence results in the retrograde flow of pancreatic juice into the bile duct, placing patients with CBD at high risk of biliary carcin…
Open article record in new tab ↗Aim Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) with or without congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) is a risk factor for biliary tract cancer. We investigated long-term outcomes after biliary diversion operation with special reference to types of CBD. Methods Subjects comprised 40 adult patients who underwent biliary diversion operation for PBM without biliary tract cancer. Group A comprised 20 patients with type Ia or I…
Open article record in new tab ↗Laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy (LLH) followed by biliary tract exploration is used to treat left-sided hepatolithiasis (LSH). The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of 2 methods of biliary tract exploration in LLH:biliary tract exploration through a common bile duct (CBD) incision (with T-tube drainage) or through the left hepatic duct (LHD) stump (without T-tube drainage).LSH patients (113 patie…
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