Current Research Status of Primary Closure after Laparoscopic Biliary Exploration

Abstract

Choledocholithiasis is a biliary system disorder that plagues people's health. With the use and development of minimally invasive techniques, laparoscopy, duodenoscopy, and choledochoscopy, the treatment of choledocholithiasis has become more demanding, and in recent years, several studies have shown that primary closure after laparoscopic biliary exploration demonstrates a therapeutic efficacy not inferior to the placement of a T-tube for drainage in the postoperative period. Summarizing the studies published in the last 5 years on primary closure after laparoscopic biliary exploration, the results show that in appropriate cases, primary closure after laparoscopic biliary exploration is safe and effective, and compared with T-tube drainage, it can reduce the length of hospital stay, the hospitalization cost, and improve the quality of life of patients.