Reconstructive surgery of bile ducts from personal material

: In the years 1976-1996, 112 patients were treated surgically for the biliary tract injuries, 156 operations were performed upon them. The long term outcome was assessed in 85 patients along with the effectiveness of different surgical techniques. The best results (86.2%) were achieved when the repair was performed immediately on detecting the lesion, the results were less encouraging for the secondary repair. Perioperative mortality was 8.8%.