Biliary leakage from gallbladder bed after cholecystectomy: Luschka duct or hepaticocholecystic duct?

Anatomic variations in the biliary tract are common and can cause difficulties when a cholecystectomy is performed. One of the most common ones are hepaticocholecystic ducts and Luschka ducts, connecting the gallbladder or its bed to the bile ducts but distinction between these two types of ducts can be difficult. We do discuss here the differences between these anatomical variations, their origin and their clinical implications.

Management of supra-mesocolic peritonitis using the Levy helicoid drain (Hélisonde®).

Introduction: Postoperative peritonitis arising in the upper abdomen requiring reoperative surgery has a mortality rate of up to 50%. One therapeutic modality for these patients is the use of the Hélisonde(®) drain, designed by Levy, the Levy Helical Drain (LHD), but it has not seen widespread use. In this paper, we describe our experience in managing supramesocolic peritonitis with this drain at the University Surgical Center at Amiens and we analyze our results.