Prevention of Bile Duct Injury

At the 2022 annual meeting of SAGES, Dr. Michael Brunt, professor of surgery at Washington University School of ...

MAY 10, 2022

Bile Duct Injury Prevention Debate: Final Thoughts

The following letters from Guy Voeller, MD, and Michael Brunt, MD, et al, respectively, conclude an ongoing debate ...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A Response to ‘Guidelines for Avoiding Bile Duct Injury: Beware’

We wish to respond to The Great Debate between Drs. Guy Voeller and Leo Gordon (April 2021) in follow-up to the ...

MAY 28, 2021

Preventing Bile Duct Injuries (Part 2): Should Cholangiography Be Required?

Our debaters not only differ in their solutions to the problem of common bile duct injury, but how, and whether, ...

APRIL 6, 2021

Avoiding Bile Duct Injury During Lap Chole: What Is the Best Approach?

There is no question that we all want to avoid this complication. Can it be done, and how, are the questions that ...

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Surgeons Seek Consensus on Bile Duct Injury Prevention

Boston—When laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced a generation ago, the procedure revolutionized the ...

JANUARY 10, 2019

Consensus Conference on Preventing Bile Duct Injuries to Be Held Prior to ACS Clinical Congress

Several surgical societies have joined up to host a consensus conference focused on the prevention of bile duct ...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Program Targets Bile Duct Injuries From Lap Chole

Houston—Surgeons must change their approach to laparoscopic cholecystectomy to reduce the number of bile duct ...

JULY 27, 2017