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Effect of intended intraoperative cholangiography and early detection of bile duct injury on survival after cholecystectomy: population based cohort study

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e6457 (Published 11 October 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e6457

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Re: Effect of intended intraoperative cholangiography and early detection of bile duct injury on survival after cholecystectomy: population based cohort study

What was the proportion of episodes of bile duct injury in patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy vs counterparts with open cholecystectomy in the above study? With that kind of information patients would be in a postition to make an evidence-based decision for preferring one treatment modality to another

Competing interests: No competing interests

02 November 2012
oscar,m Jolobe
retired geriatrician
manchester medical society
Simon Building, Brunswick street Manchestr M13 9PL