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A Hazard During Common Bile Duct Exploration

George Tchirkow, MD; Stephen C. Silver, MD

Arch Surg. 1978;113(6):745-747.

Abstract
• Portal vein injury is an unusual but dramatic complication of biliary surgery. Unlike major arterial injury, this complication may, in carefully selected cases, be managed successfully without primary repair.

(Arch Surg 113:745-747, 1978)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of General Surgery (Dr Tchirkow) and Colon and Rectal Surgery (Dr Silver), Cleveland Clinic Foundation; and the Department of Surgery, St Vincents Charity Hospital (Drs Tchirkow and Silver), Cleveland.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 22, 1977.

Reprint requests to Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of General Surgery, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 (Dr Tchirkow).