ObjectiveTo evaluate the value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) on prevention of the complications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). MethodsThe clinical data of 1 079 patients underwent LC from January 2006 to June 2010 in this hospital were retrospectively analyzed. According to the use of MRCP or not in the different period, the patients were divided into nonMRCP group (n=523) and MRCP group (n=556). The occurrence of bile duct injuries (BDI) and retained common duct stone (RCDS) were compared between two groups. ResultsConversion to open surgery was performed in 35 cases in nonMRCP group and in 41 cases in MRCP group. The intraoperative and postoperative BDI were found in five patients and RCDS were found in 27 patients in nonMRCP group, and those were not found in patients in MRCP group. The differences of BDI and RCDS of patients were significant between two groups (P=0.026 and P=0.000). In nonMRCP group, 23 of 55 patients were found common bile duct stones by intraoperative cholangiography. Common bile duct stones were found by intraoperative cholangiography other than preoperative MRCP in three patients in MRCP group, while another three patients did not find common bile duct stones by intraoperative cholangiography although preoperative MRCP suggested. By MRCP, double gallbladders were found in one patient, Mirizzi syndrome in eight patients, variant cystic duct in 34 patients, accessory hepatic duct in 28 patients, and complicating common bile duct stones in 27 patients in MRCP group, the diagnostic accuracy of those were 100%, 87.5%, 94.1%, 89.3% and 88.9%, respectively. ConclusionPreoperative MRCP is helpful to prevent BDI and RCDS for the patients with LC.
Objective To analyze the preoperative diagnosis and the operative methods for different types of Mirizzi syndrome (MS). Methods Eighty-six cases of MS confirmed by operation were enrolled from March 1990 to December 2008. Their laboratory examination results and X-ray appearances of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) were analyzed as well as B-ultrasonography (B-us), CT scan and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). According to the Csendes typing, different operative methods were adopted. Results The final diagnosis rate by ERCP for MS attained approximately 85.71% (48/56) in contrast with 17.44% (15/86) by B-us, with 9.52% (4/42) by CT scan and with 71.88%（23/32） by MRCP. Twenty cases were Csendes type Ⅰ, 43 cases were type Ⅱ, 17 cases were type Ⅲ, and 6 cases were type Ⅳ. According to the Csendes typing, the cases of type Ⅰ were treated by for the cholecystectomy or partial resection for reserving the neck of gallbladder, type Ⅱ by fistula reparation and laying up the T type drainage-tube under the fistula, and type Ⅲ and type Ⅳ by the hepaticocholangiojejunostomy and hepaticoduodenostomy. Conclusion The preoperative diagnosis for MS is very difficult, B-us may be acted as an accessory diagnostic method. ERCP and MRCP can improve the rate of preoperative diagnosis for MS strikingly. The best reasonable method of the operative therapy is selected according to the different pathologic type of MS.