[Perforation of the bile ducts in adults. A case of covered perforation of the common bile duct diagnosed preoperatively by percutaneous cholangiography (author's transl)].

Pre-operative percutaneous cholangiography in a woman with jaundice revealed the presence of an undetected covered perforation. Pre-operative diagnosis is rarely made in such cases, and the authors describe the present case more fully, and discuss various aspects of classification and therapy.