The incidence is 2 out of 10,000 people. Risk factors are biliary surgery , previous pancreatitis, previous cholelithiasis , or injury to the intestine. In many cases, the stricture is an unavoidable consequence of surgery, illness, or injury. The objective of surgical therapy is to re-establish the flow of bile into the intestine. Depending on the location of the stricture, it may be resected and the biliary duct rejoined with the small intestine or the hepatic duct.
Treatment is usually successful.
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