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BIL-AC-COMP-01

The burden carried by the drainage pathway itself

Need for reintervention and recurrent biliary disease within 1 year, drainage arm of CHOCOLATE

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BIL-AC-COMP-01 · The burden carried by the drainage pathway itself

Reintervention 66% (45/68) · Recurrent biliary disease 53%

(vs 5% after LC) — i.e. for most high-risk patients the drain was the *start* of treatment, not the treatment

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Applies to — the population, exactly as printed

Same high-risk population as SUC-02

Variants the registry prints

Arabic short title: عبء مسار التصريف: إعادة تدخل ٦٦٪، رجوع مشاكل ٥٣٪ خلال سنة; Type: Complications — red

Basis — n / evidence base

68 drainage-arm patients

Evidence tier (the registry's wording)

RCT — as above

Sources

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Verification stamp: 🟢 Verified · Registry audit 2026-11-06 · Pending triple review · Surgery Code registry — family file 14 (14-gallbladder-biliary.md), coded unit; registry audit 2026-11-06. Permalink to this card