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Spontaneous Common Bile Duct Perforation Presenting as Acute Abdomen

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Spontaneous common bile duct (CBD) perforation is an unusual cause of acute abdomen. It is rarely suspected or correctly diagnosed preoperatively. Clinical presentation is as biliary peritonitis. The common causes are CBD calculus disease, tumors of the bile duct, choledochal cyst and sometimes idiopathic. Treatment is surgical and consists of CBD exploration and repair over a T tube.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India

    Rahul Khanna, Nikhil Agarwal, Ajay Kumar Singh, Seema Khanna & Som Prakas Basu

  2. A-15, Brij Enclave, Sundarpur, Varanasi, 221005, India

    Rahul Khanna

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Khanna, R., Agarwal, N., Singh, A.K. et al. Spontaneous Common Bile Duct Perforation Presenting as Acute Abdomen. Indian J Surg 72, 407–408 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-010-0113-5

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