Duct of Luschka Injury - The Biloma Dilemma: A Case Report

Authors

  • Hemanathan Praemanathan Department of Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Ivan Ho Khor Ee Department of Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Yeoh Aik Guan Department of Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Muhamad Izwan Ismail Department of Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, Johor Bahru, Johor

Keywords:

Duct of Luschka, Subvesical duct, Bile leakage, Cholecystectomy

Abstract

Post-Operative bile leaks have been a major topic of discussion in the literature. These events lead to morbidity as well as increased mortality among patients. Injury to the ‘Duct of Luschka’ has increasingly been discussed in recent times. We present a case of post-open cholecystectomy complicated with bile leak attributed to injury to the subvesical duct, also known as the ‘Duct of Luschka’. This case report discusses the origins of the term of the duct of Luschka as well as other aspects of tackling a case of bile leak from this duct.

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2022-09-30

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Praemanathan H, Khor Ee IH, Aik Guan Y, Izwan Ismail M. Duct of Luschka Injury - The Biloma Dilemma: A Case Report. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2022 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];43(3):118-21. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/255908

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Vol. 43 No. 3 (2022): July - September

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Case Reports

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