Diagnosis and treatment of cicatricial strictures of the extrahepatic bile ducts

: On the basis of the assessment of the results of treatment of 73 patients with cicatricial bile duct strictures, it was established that duration and degree of the pronouncement of cholestasis, presence of infection in the bile ducts influenced its early and long-term results. Adequate correction of cholestasis with carcass drainage of anastomoses permits to achieve a stable positive effect in 78.6% of the patients operated on.