The reasons and treatment of high bile duct injury caused by cholecystectomy        SUN Zhong-jie, HU Hai-tian, FAN Zhi-yong, et al. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, People’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Xi’an 710068, China
Corresponding author: SUN Zhong-jie,E-mail:szj270@163.com
Abstract    Objective    To investigate the reasons and treatment of iatrogenic bile duct injury. Methods    The clinical data of 18 patients with bile duct injury treated from 1997 to 2010 in People’s Hospital of Shanxi Province were analyzed retrospectively. Results    All patients were performed cholecystectomy complicated with bile duct injury above the common hepatic duct. All patients were cured by one or more than one operations. No bile duct stricture occurred during the follow up period of 1-5 years. Conclusion    The key to improve the prognosis of bile duct injury is prevention and treatment in proper time and in correct way.