Abstract:Background: Primary closure of common bile duct following choledocholithotomy is now being considered as other possibility to the traditional method. This study is designed to analyse the outcome of primary common bile duct repair in terms of mean operation time, duration of hospital stays and post-operative morbidity. The objective of the study was to assess feasibility of safe primary closure in order to achieve early discharge and define case selection for this purpose.Methods: Study was conducted in Sikkim… Show more
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