Use of a piece of free omentum to prevent bile leakage after subtotal cholecystectomy

Bile leakage after subtotal cholecystectomy (SC) is clinically serious. To prevent such leakage, we developed a new surgical technique in which a free piece of omentum is plugged into the gallbladder stump (omentum plugging technique). We evaluated whether the omentum plugging technique prevents bile leakage after subtotal cholecystectomy.

Source: Surgery - June 7, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Yoichi Matsui, Satoshi Hirooka, Masaya Kotsuka, So Yamaki, Tomohisa Yamamoto, Hisashi Kosaka, Sohei Satoi Source Type: research