Classification of Tsolakis et al for Postsurgical Bile Leak

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Tsolakis et al used a classification system to evaluate patients with bile leak after hepatobiliary surgery. This can help to identify a patient who may require more aggressive management. The authors are from the University of Calgary, Uppsala University, University of Ottawa and Alberta Health Services.

A large leak was defined as early extravasation of contrast from the bile duct defect prior to opacification of the intrahepatic bile ducts (Sandha et al, 2004).

Parameters:

(1) size of the leak

(2) location of leak

(3) presence of other biliary pathology on the initial ERCP cholangiogram

Size of the Leak	Location of Leak	Other Biliary Pathology	Type
large	NA	NA	A
NA	common bile duct	NA	A
not large	NA	present	B
not large	NA	absent	C

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Classification of Tsolakis et al for Postsurgical Bile Leak

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