Suspected to have Klatskin Tumor because of the stricture of the bile duct, I was given a surgery operation on Nov. 2005. But, during the operation, it is diagnosed that it is not tumor and it is Possible Common Bile Duct Stricture As a Result of Previous Surgery (I took gallbladder removed about 15 years ago). During this surgery, the following steps were performed:
1)Laparotomy 2)Extrahepatic Bile Duct Resection 3)Hepaticojejuno-stomy Times Two 4)Roux-En-Y 5)Portal Lymph Node Dissection.
About three months after the operation, I started feeling pressure frequently and then in the middle of March 2006, I got high temperature and serious jaundice. Sent back to the hospital, the doctor said it was caused by the narrowing at the biliary enteric anastomosis. The doctor had a KMP catheter used for access across the stenosis into the small bowel following which the anastomosis was dilated with a 10X40 mm balloon followed by placement of a 14-rench internal-external biliary drain.
Since then, I went to the hospital about every 2 months to take Cholangiogram, biliary dilatation and buliary tube exchange.
It has been almost one year to repeat above procedure. In the last tube exchange happening on Feb.23, 2007, the radiologist said the narrow is still there and he did not see contrast going down to the bowl freely. I am just wondering if the method using the tube can finally get ride of the narrow. Should I be patient to wait for another several months/years, or I should take re-operation to solve the problem? Thank you in advance.