Nonoperative dilatation, performed either endoscopically or percutaneously, can be successfully employed in which of the following etiologies of bile duct strictures?
A. Postoperative bile duct strictures following a hepaticojejunostomy used for reconstruction during a Whipple procedure
B. Complete transection of the bile duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (the so-called “classic laparoscopic cholecystectomy injury”)
C. Primary sclerosing cholangitis
D. Oriental cholangiohepatitis
Answer:A
Nonoperative dilatation, performed either endoscopically or percutaneously, can be successfully employed in which of the following etiologies of bile duct strictures?
A. Postoperative bile duct strictures following a hepaticojejunostomy used for reconstruction during a Whipple procedure B. Complete transection of the bile duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (the so-called “classic laparoscopic cholecystectomy injury”) C. Primary sclerosing cholangitis D. Oriental cholangiohepatitis