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Biliary Tract Microflora in Patients Undergoing Cholecystectomy for Acute Biliary Tract Disease: An Analysis of the Effect of Bile Spillage and Microbiology on Outcomes.
Paul Brosnihan, Hyekwang Kim, Daphne Beaulieu, Kene Ojukwu, Dennis Y Kim, Molly Deane, Jessica A Keeley
Published: 202510.1177/00031348251393928
Abstract
IntroductionBile spillage (BS) is common during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of surgical site infection (SSI). We hypothesized that positive bile cultures (PBCs) increase the risk of pos…
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