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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jul 10, 2015; 7(8): 806-813
Published online Jul 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i8.806
Table 3 Bismuth-lazorthes Classification of postsurgical benign biliary strictures
Type I: Common hepatic or main bile duct stump ≥ 2 cm
Type II: Common hepatic duct stump < 2 cm
Type III: Hilar stricture- ceiling of the biliary confluence is intact, right and left ductal system communicate
Type IV: Ceiling of the confluence is destroyed, bile ducts are separated
Type V: Type I, II or III plus stricture of an isolated right duct