Table 3 Summary of data from 23 case reports of spontaneous common bile duct perforation in adults searched from 2001 to 2021

Age (average)

41.6 ± 19.6 (17–84) years

Sex (M:F)

7:16

Duration of symptoms

14.7 ± 26.9 (1–90) days

Diagnosed preoperatively

17.4% (4/23cases)

With CBD stones

43.5% (10/23cases)

Pregnant

30.4% (7/23cases)

Location of perforation (SD: JCD: others)

50%:22.7%:27.3%

Postoperative bile leakage and abscess

30.4% (7/23cases)

Mortality

4.5% (1/22cases)