The authors present a brief review of the most frequent complications of operations of the gallbladder and biliary pathways and demonstrate a group of patients of the Department of Surgery of the hospital and policlinic Ruzinov in Bratislava treated during the last six years. They emphasize conservative treatment of escape of bile except cases of acute biliary peritonitis or peroperatively revealed lesions of the biliary pathways. In the conclusion they submit an algorithm of treatment of escape of bile after surgery of the gallbladder and biliary pathways.