T-Tube Drainage of Common Bile Duct after Open CBD Exploration for Choledocholithiasis

Background:- CBD stones once confirmed need extraction and conventionally T-tube is used for decompression of CBD after open choledocholithotomy. Aim:-To observe clinical outcome in patients of choledocholithiasis undergoing CBD exploration using T-tube as a decompression procedure. Design and Place:-This was a prospective observational study where 30 patients were admitted in Post Graduate Department of Surgery Government Medical College, Jammu over a period of one year w.e.f. November 2016 to October 2017 with diagnosis of choledocholithiasis. Method:- Patients underwent closure of choledochotomy over a T-tube after open CBD exploration for Choledocholithiasis. Result: - T-Tube drainage of CBD after choledochotomy is a safe procedure with lesser mortality and morbidity. Conclusion: - T-Tube drainage of CBD after choledochotomy is a modality of treatment with good results where facility of endoscopic / laparoscopic procedures is either not available nor such interventions are not feasible