Laparoscopic bile duct injury : consequences, quality of life and claims

Thesis

Cover

Titlepage

Table of contents

General introduction and outline

Part I: Consequences and treatment. Chapter 1: Bile leakage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A performance indicator with markedly different consequences for the patient, specialist and care insurer

Chapter 2: Long-term results of a primary end-to-end anastomosis in peroperative detected bile duct injury

Chapter 3: Isolated segmental bile duct injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and long-term outcome after multidisciplinary treatment

Chapter 4: Referral pattern and timing of repair are risk factors for complications after reconstructive surgery for bile duct injury

Chapter 5: Endoscopic management of bile duct injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Chapter 6: Endoscopic treatment of post-surgical bile duct injuries: the long-term outcome and predictors of success

Chapter 7: Survival in bile duct injury patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A multidisciplinary approach by gastroenterologists, radiologists and surgeons

Part II: Quality of life. Chapter 8: Impact of bile duct injury on quality of life: a longitudinal study after multidisciplinary treatment

Chapter 9: Socio-demographic and psychosocial factors attribute to poor quality of life in bile duct injury patients

Chapter 10: Litigation claims after bile duct injury caused during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Chapter 11: Litigation after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. An evaluation of the Dutch arbitration system for medical malpractice

Chapter 12: Poor agreemenet aamong expert witnesses in surgical malpractice litigation

Summary and conclusions

Samenvatting en conclusies

Epilogue

Publications

Contributing authors

Acknowledgements