Objective To explore the measures for early diagnosis and treatment of iatrogenic injury in the distal part of common bile duct. Methods The clinical data of 20 patients with iatrogenic injury in the distal part of common bile duct treated in our hospital from 1990 to 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. Results The injuries of 15 cases were found during the operation: 11 cases were treated with 3-stoma (bile duct, pancreas, duodenum)+Oddi sphinctreoplasty (OSP), 1 case with OSP+choledochojejunostomy, 2 cases with the perforated common bile duct suture repair+T tube drainage, 1 case with T tube drainage; All of them were cured after surgery. The other 5 cases were not found during the primary operation, 2 cases in which were cured with several operations, the other 3 were dead from infectious shock. Conclusions Early diagnosis and treatment of iatrogenic injury in the distal part of common bite duct can obtain perfect effects. Different procedures should be performed according to different degrees of the injury. The perfect preoperative imaging examination and intraoperative choledochoscopy before bile duct exploration may reduce the occurrence of the injury.
