[Reparative and reconstructive surgery of the bile ducts].

Fifty-three restorative and 61 reconstructive operations were carried out in 108 patients, 12 of them for the first time and 102 for the second time. The most frequent reasons for the operation were cicatricial strictures of the duct after an iatrogenic injury. The highest reliability of the intervention is attained by exact establishment of the diagnosis, timely intervention, approximation of the walls of the organs which are sutured, and adequate drainage.