Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2025; 17(1): 99495
Published online Jan 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i1.99495
Figure 5
Figure 5 Advise the patient to regularly follow up on the degree of bile duct stricture after discharge. A: Instruct the patient to come for an ultrasound follow-up in the first and third months after discharge, and compare the common bile duct diameter with the preoperative measurements to determine the changes in the diameter; B: The degree of common bile duct diameter change at the third month post-surgery is significantly different between the T-tube group and the J-tube group. bP < 0.005. M: Month; CBD: Common bile duct.