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Published in: BMC Surgery 1/2022

Open Access 01-12-2022 | Review

In correspondence to “Spontaneous common bile duct perforation in full term pregnancy: a rare case report and review of literature”

Author: Goran Augustin

Published in: BMC Surgery | Issue 1/2022

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Abstract

Aim

The correspondence letter aims to correct the historical perspective on common bile duct perforations (CBD) during pregnancy and complete the number of published cases.

Findings

Instead of declared article by Piotrowski et al., from 1990, and according to available English language literature, the first two descriptions of maternal spontaneous CBD perforation in pregnancy were by JT Hogan Jr in 1957 and then Maurice Abitbol in 1958. Additional six cases of this condition were found, which is an increase of 50% of published cases.

Purpose

The purpose of this correspondence letter is to correct the historical perspective on CBD perforation during pregnancy. Also, only all published cases in English language literature can shed new light on incidence, diagnosis, treatment, and maternal and fetal prognosis from maternal CBD perforation in pregnancy.
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Metadata
Title
In correspondence to “Spontaneous common bile duct perforation in full term pregnancy: a rare case report and review of literature”
Author
Goran Augustin
Publication date
01-12-2022
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Surgery / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2482
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01512-3

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