Biliary bypass surgery - Analysis of indications & outcome of different procedures.

Objectives: This study reports the indications and outcome of various biliary bypass surgical procedures from a single centre over a period of 10 years.

Methods: This is a prospective observational study conducted over a period of 10 years (January 2001-december 2010). A total of 1500 patients were included, who underwent pancreatico-biliary surgery due to common bile duct (CBD) stones, congenital anomalies of biliary tree, unoperable pancreatico-biliary malignancies, CBD strictures and cases who developed iatrogenic biliary injuries during cholecystectomy (both open & laproscopic) during this period of time.