Table 4

Course of all LSC patients who received ERCP in the postoperative period

LSC typeERCP, PODFindingsStent (Y/N)JP drain statusDischarge, PODRepeat ERCP, PODFindings from second ERCP
1A3Taken back to OR on POD 2 for JP drain insertion; bile leak from GB remnantYHome with drain469No leak; stent removed
1A3Intraoperative cholangiogram suggested choledocholithiasis; postoperative ERCP showed no choledocholithiasis; no bile leakNRemoved before discharge4No repeat ERCP; no stent
1A2Bile leak from GB remnantYHome with drain3103No leak; stent removed
2A8Failed ERCP on POD 8, repeat ERCP and biliary stenting on POD 13YHome with drain10No information on second ERCP
2A11Discharged home on POD 2, drain removed before discharge; readmitted on POD 9 with bile leak; percutaneous drain for biloma and ERCP stent insertion on POD 11YRemoved before discharge16130No leak; CBD stones; stent removed; stones evacuated
2B4Bile leak from GB remnantYHome with drain5110No leak; stent removed
31Bile leak from GB remnantYRemoved before discharge277No leak; stent removed
  • CBD = common bile duct; ERCP = Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; GB = gallbladder; JP = Jackson-Pratt; LSC = laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy; N = no; OR = operating room; POD = postoperative day; Y = yes.