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Table 1 All reported cases of spontaneous biliary system perforation in pregnancy or early postpartum period

From: Spontaneous common bile duct perforation in full term pregnancy: a rare case report and review of literature

Name and year of publication

Age/GP

No. of cases

Site of perforation

Cause of perforation

Surgery time

Treatment

References

Chaimoff et al. 1973

?

1

Gall bladder

?

?

?

[10]

Piotrowski et al. 1990

23 G1P0

1

CHD

Gall stone

Concomitant with C section

Hepaticojejunostomy

[2]

Behera et al. 1991

?

1

Gall bladder

Acute cholecystitis

?

?

[11]

Goodlin et al. 1991

?

4

Gall bladder

Gangrene of Gall bladder

Postpartum

Cholecystectomy

[12]

Petrozza et al. 1995

28 G7P6

23 G4P4

2

Gall bladder

Gall stone

Postpartum

Cholecystectomy

[13]

McGrath et al. 2005

34 G1P0

1

CBD

Gall stone

Postpartum

Sphincterotomy + Stent placement

[14]

Talwar et al. 2006

28 G2P1

1

Gall bladder

Gall stone

During pregnancy

Cholecystectomy

[15]

Talwar et al. 2006

21 G1P0

1

CBD

Idiopathic

During pregnancy

Over T-tube repair

[15]

Dabbas et al. 2008

20 G1P1

1

CBD

Gall stone

Postpartum

Choledocholithotomy + Over T-Tube repair

[16]

Bediako-Bowan et al. 2013

29 ?

1

CBD

Idiopathic

Postpartum

Cholecystectomy + Over T-Tube repair

[17]

Masroor et al. 2021

16 G1P1

1

CBD

Idiopathic

Postpartum

Cholecystectomy + Over T-Tube repair

Current study

  1. CHD Common hepatic duct, CBD Common bile duct, GP Gravida and Para