A surgical procedure involving stitching or suturing the common bile duct, usually to close it after an operation or to join two parts together.
From choledoch + Greek '-rraphy' (suturing or sewing). The doubled 'r' comes from the Greek root and is common in medical terminology.
After removing stones or repairing the bile duct, surgeons must carefully stitch the delicate duct back together—one wrong stitch and bile leaks into the abdomen, causing serious infection.
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