New Delhi, June 21 -- A rare and complex post-surgical bile duct complication was treated using a novel magnetic compression anastomosis technique -- a minimally invasive procedure rarely performed in India.

The patient, a 45-year-old man, had suffered for nearly two years following a laparoscopic gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy) in 2020, which led to a bile leak and severe narrowing of the bile duct. Despite multiple unsuccessful endoscopic procedures (ERCP) at various hospitals, his condition remained unresolved until he was referred to the Institute of Liver, Gastroenterology, and Pancreatico-Biliary Sciences, a private hospital in Delhi.

A multidisciplinary team led by Prof Anil Arora, Chairman of the Institute, along w...