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. 2010 Jun;12(5):334–341. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00172.x

Table 1.

Reported cases of hepatectomy performed for the management of bile duct injury

Author Year Patients, n/totala (%) Vascular injury
Complex injuriesb, n Time of hepatectomy Definitive treatment
RHAI PVI
Branum et al.16 1993 2/50 (4) NS NS 2 NS Right lobectomy
Madariaga et al.34c 1994 2/15 2 1 2 5/21 days Right lobectomy
Ohtsuka et al.20 1999 10 0 0 1 4 months Right lobectomy
Nishio et al.15 1999 10 1 1 1 135 days Right lobectomy
Topal et al.24 1999 1/16 0 0 1 NS Left lateral sectionectomy
Uenishi et al.23 1999 10 1 0 1 13 months Right lobectomy
Lichtenstein et al.33c 2000 2/16 0 0 2 4/28 days Segment V–VI resection
Nishiguchi et al.51 2000 10 0 0 1 13 months Right lobectomy
Gazzaniga et al.22 2001 1/60 (1.7) NS NS NS NS Left lateral sectionectomy
Kayaalp et al.48c 2001 20 2 0 2 4–15 days Right lobectomy
Wong et al.52 2001 1 1 1 1 5 weeks Right lobectomy
Buell et al.32 2002 3/49 3 0 3 NS Right lobectomy
Heinrich et al.53c 2003 10 0 1 1 2 weeks Right lobectomy
Schmidt et al.11,12 2002–2004 3/54 (5.5) 3 0 3 NS, 4, 8 months Right lobectomy
Frilling et al.26 2004 5/40 4 0 4 NS Right lobectomy
Ota et al.17 2004 10 0 0 1 144 days Right lobectomy
Sekido et al.19 2004 2/10 2 0 2 2.5/5 months Right lobectomy
Stewart et al.43 2004 4/261 (1.5) 4 0 4 NS Partial lobectomy (3), right lobectomy (1)
Mercado et al.9 2006 3/285 (1.1) NS NS 3 NS Right lobectomy
De Santibanes et al.27 2006 9/169 (5.3) NS NS 9 NS Right lobectomy (7) or left hepatectomy (2)
Felekouras et al.54c 2007 10 1 1 1 1 day Right lobectomy
Yan et al.35 2007 1/8 1 0 1 NS Right lobectomy
Wu et al.55 2007 2/210 (1) NS NS NS NS Right lobectomy
Li et al.56 2007 3/60 (5) 3 0 3 NS Right lobectomy
Ragozzino et al.57c 2007 20 2 2 2 2–3 days Right lobectomy
Ortega-Deballon et al.31c 2007 1/18 1 0 1 NS Right lobectomy
Bektas et al.28 2007 12/74 (16.2) 6 3 7 NS Right lobectomy (10), segmentectomy (2)
Thomson et al.21 2007 8/119 (6.7) 4 1 7 6–95 months Right lobectomy (6), left lateral sectionectomy (2)
Alves et al.10Laurent et al.14 2003–2008 18/120 (15) 11 4 18 7 days to 21 years Right (14) or left (3) lobectomy or left trisectionectomy (1)
Nuzzo et al.58 2008 2/77 (2.6) NS NS NS NS Right hepatectomy
Truant et al.30 2009 3/45 1 0 3 8, 18, 30 years Right lobectomy (2) or left hepatectomy (1)
Total 99/1756 (5.6) 53/80d (66.3%) 15/80d (18.8%) 87/94d (92.6%) Right lobectomy
a

Total number of patients referred for bile duct injury

b

Complex injuries were defined as proximal biliary injuries with disruption of the hepatic ductal confluence (Bismuth level 4 or 5; Strasberg type E4 or E5) or any biliary level injury with concurrent arterial injuries

c

Urgent hepatectomy

d

Total including only patients for whom information was specified

RHAI, right hepatic artery injury; PVI, portal vein injury; NS, not specified