BILE DUCT INJURY DURING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY: A REPORT OF THE STANDARDS SUB‐COMMITTEE OF THE VICTORIAN STATE COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

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Abstract
A survey of Victorian surgeons performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy was carried out. This report discusses the bile duct injuries identified in the survey. Twelve injuries were recorded, a rate of 0.2%. Three of the 12 required formal repair, the other 9 being treated by T‐tube alone. Possible mechanisms of these injuries, the experience of the surgeon, the role of operative cholangiography and delays in recognition of the injury are discussed.