Table 3.
Surgical options specific to pathology
| Pathology | Surgical options | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Acute choledocholithiasis | Cholecystectomy with bile duct exploration and T-tube drainage | Cholecystectomy with ERCP |
| Stone impaction at ampulla | Cholecystectomy with bile duct exploration and T-tube drainage | Transduodenal sphincteroplasty |
| Mirizzi’s syndrome | Cholecystectomy with bile duct exploration and T-tube drainage | Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy |
| Stenosis of sphincter of Oddi | Transduodenal sphincteroplasty | Choledochoduodenostomy or Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy |
| Gallstone pancreatitis (primary stones and common channel) | Transduodenal sphincteroplasty | Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy |
| Chronic pancreatitis with obstructed jaundice (benign) | Choledochoduodenostomy | Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy |
| Ischemic biliary strictures | Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy | |
| Primay sclerosing cholangitis | Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy | |
| Choledochal cysts | Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy | |
| Cholangiocarcinoma | Radical resection with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy | Palliative Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy |
| Gallbladder carcinoma | Radical resection with roux-en-y hepaticojejunostomy | Palliative Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy |
| Pancreatic carcinoma | Radical resection with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy | Palliative Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy |