Laparoscopic hepaticojejunostomy for the treatment of bile duct injuries in difficult scenarios (with video)

Abstract

Open Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYHJ) is the treatment of choice for bile duct injuries (BDI) sustained during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Although in recent years the mini-invasive approach has been explored at expert centers, laparoscopic RYHJ for challenging surgical scenarios has rarely been attempted. We herein report two cases of RYHJ for BDI in highly complex surgical scenarios, such as right posterior BDI or failure of previous repairs, with special emphasis on the technical aspects through the embedded videos. The first was an intraoperative repair in a 55-year-old female who suffered a Strasberg type C (transection of the aberrant right hepatic duct) thermal lesion. The second was an iterative repair in a 54-year-old female with a history of a Strasberg type E1 lesion (injury of the main hepatic duct more than 2 cm from the confluence) that had been repaired intraoperatively with an end-to-end anastomosis over a T-tube nine months before referral. Both patients had an uneventful recovery and were discharged four and five days after surgery. After 2.5 and 4 years of follow-up, both patients are asymptomatic and have normal imaging and laboratory tests. To our knowledge, there is no other report in the literature regarding intraoperative laparoscopic right posterior RYHJ for BDI. Laparoscopic RYHJ for BDI repair in the hands of expert laparoscopic biliary surgeons is feasible and safe, even in very challenging surgical scenarios, as herein reported, offering the benefits of mini-invasive surgery. Future high-quality and long-term comparative studies are necessary to elucidate its potential superiority against the standard open approach.

Keywords

Bile duct injury / cholecystectomy complication / laparoscopic hepaticojejunostomy / bile duct injury repair

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